Hi again and thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I am still puzzled by the numbers I referred to as well as a new set of numbers I found. Please let me try to explain. The map I mentioned in my earlier post is on the OSi website. One of the pages on that site says that the 6 inch refer to the years 1837 -- 1842. So those maps are too early for Griffith's. I completely agree that the numbers must somehow relate to the tenant or owner of a particular piece of land. So I am still searching for a source that connects the numbers and a name. My new set of numbers are related to Griffith's. When I looked at Griffith's maps at griffiths.askaboutireland.ie I can see red outlines of parcels of land and, within each parcel, red numbers (as well as some red lower case letters). These red numbers are not the same as the numbers on the OSi map. As with the OSi maps, I assume that these red numbers can be connected to the name of the tenant or owner. So I ask the same question: is there a source that shows such a connection? Too many numbers! Thanks. Bob Sutherland -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Fwd: Re: Townlands in the 1834 Tithes Book Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:59:07 +1200 From: Lindel <lbuckle@ihug.co.nz> To: Robert Sutherland <rsuther@comcast.net> CC: Donegal List <DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Hi Robert. Those numbers you can see, that you describe as being apparently located in radom places on the map, are the numbers given to each plot of land, occupied by landholders (tenants) - they refer to the 1857 Griffith's Valuation. The Griffith's Valuation details the plots, the landholders, the landlord, a description of the property held (house, outbuildings land) and the acreage, as well as the valuation. The later cancelled valuation books are a genealogy tool in that if you can locate an ancestor in the valuation, you can then trace the occupation of that plot through to the 1950s and beyond...........notes are made when a name change occurs, usually indicating the death or emigration of the landholder, and the name is usually replaced by a close relative as well. Hope that helps! All the best, Lindel On 23/04/2011 3:28 a.m., Robert Sutherland wrote: > Hi. > > I've been looking at the OSI map for the area around Culdaff, > specifically in or near Redford Glebe, using the Historic 6 inch option. > In this view I see small numbers located at apparently random places on > the map. (I am not referring to a triple labeled A R P, just single > numbers smaller than the ARP figures.) I have activated the Legend > option but that doesn't give information about those numbers. Does > anyone know what they refer to? > Thanks. > > Bob Sutherland >