A Land Registry folio is the official register entry for a specific piece of registered land, maintained by Tailte Éireann, recording the property description, the registered owner, and any burdens such as mortgages or rights of way. It is accompanied by a filed plan showing the land's general boundary.
A folio is the register entry for a specific piece of registered land in Ireland, maintained under the Registration of Title Act 1964 by Tailte Éireann (formerly the Property Registration Authority). Each folio is uniquely numbered within its county and represents the definitive registered record of ownership and interests affecting that land, replacing the need to trace an unbroken chain of historic deeds each time the property changes hands.
A folio is generally structured in three parts: Part 1 gives the property description and folio number and links to the accompanying filed plan; Part 2 records the registered owner or owners; and Part 3 lists burdens and registered charges affecting the land, such as mortgages, rights of way, easements, or restrictive covenants. The filed plan shows the land's boundary, but only as a general boundary, not a guaranteed exact line.
Folios can be accessed through Tailte Éireann's landdirect.ie service, either as a basic map search to identify the folio number, or as a paid order for the full folio text and filed plan. Solicitors routinely rely on folio searches during property transactions, mortgage applications, and boundary or access investigations, since the folio is the authoritative record for registered land.