Historical definition of Townland as the area that could be ploughed by a Seisreach (A Six-Horse team) in Forty Eight Days.
This is from Pádraig Ó Loingsigh history of the parish of Caherdaniel.
Seisreach [shesheragh], a measure of land; sheshera, shesheragh, sistra.
Seisreach in English plow
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