Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, 1839

Boundaries of townlands, &c. may be declared for purposes of recited Act.

4. In every case in which the boundaries of any townland, or of any place declared by the commissioners to be a townland, shall not be determined and made known to the commissioners, it shall be lawful for the said commissioners, by order under their seal, to declare, for the purposes of the said Act, the boundaries of such townland or place; and the boundaries so declared shall accordingly be deemed and taken to be the boundaries of such townland or place, until the true boundaries thereof shall be lawfully ascertained and made known to the commissioners, and until they shall have revoked such order.