Valuation Records
The Townland Valuation of 1828-40.
This was primarily a valuation of land but with a valuation of certain houses, initially houses with an annual value of £3 or more. From 1838 this was increased to £5. Details of the owners, occupiers and nature of the buildings can be found within each townland.
The Primary Valuation of Ireland, better known as Griffith's Valuation 1848-1864
A complete list of occupiers of land, tenements and houses. It is arranged by counties and within counties by Poor Law Union Divisions and within Unions by barony and then by parish and townland. For each townland the following information is recorded:
- occupier of the land or houses
- name of the person from whom the property was leased
- description of the property
- acreage of the farm
- valuation of the land and buildings
The Griffith's Valuation is a useful substitute for the 1851/1861 census returns, but gives only the name of the leaseholder and does not list the other family members.
Annual Revisions
The First General Valuation was completed by 1863-4. Thereafter, properties were valued annually from 1864 until the early 1930s, the details of which are recorded in the annual revision books, with each volume covering approximately a ten-year period. Each year, valuers recorded any change in the quality or dimensions of the properties, or in the names of occupiers or immediate lessors, and any differences in the acreage and value.
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