Lindel mentioned "Ask About Ireland's Griffith's section" was now up and running! Great Stuff!! "The link is http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_start.php If you also want to see an aerial photograph with great close-up detail, enter the townland you're after then zoom around until you find the spot indicated on the 1850s map - the aerial photographs are dated 2000 & 2004. The link is http://gis.donegal.ie/gplan_donegalcc/" One can also download Google Maps 4.3 from the URL http://earth.google.com/, where areas of County Donegal are available in great detail. Griffiths indicates that my great granduncle farmed plot 24 in Gortnaskea Townland, Fahan Upper Parish. One can place a marker at the spot 55° 4'27.41"N and 7°21'17.46"W and add his Griffiths data viz Griffiths Valuation Record Information Tenant Family Name 1 MCSHEAFFRY Forename 1 WILLIAM Landlord Family Name 2 MAXWELL Forename 2 PETER Location County DONEGAL Barony INISHOWEN, WEST Union LONDONDERRY Parish FAHAN, UPPER Townland GORTNASKEA Place Type TOWNLAND Publication Details Valuation ID 1525319 Position on Page 46 Printing Date 1858 Act 15&16 Image ID 071026 Sheet Number 38 Map Reference 24 The zoom facility allows me to walk around the field without the need to fly over there from Manchester. I also have a marker for my grandfather's grave in Derry City Cemetery. If you key in "Marnoo East Victoria Australia", you can see the plots of land (106 and 177) farmed by my Great grand uncle James Carey (1872-1899) to the left of the Wimmera Highway (B240) at the junction with Boyle Road and ALSO Greys Bridge Cemetery where he is buried. See the URL http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Marnoo,+australia&ie=UTF8&ll=-36.650793,143.008347&spn=0.13056,0.2314&t=h&z=12&om=1Happy HuntingLiam"A bird in the bush is worth two in the cat"----- Original Message -----From: "Lindel" <[email protected]>To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;<[email protected]>Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 10:24 PMSubject: [IRL-CO-DONEGAL] 1857 Griffith's Valuation & Maps Online> Ask About Ireland's Griffith's section is now up and running!> You can search by name or townland and once the results come up, you can> view the original valuation and the corresponding 1850s map.> The link is http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_start.php> If you also want to see an aerial photograph with great close-up detail,> enter the townland you're after then zoom around until you find the spot> indicated on the 1850s map - the aerial photographs are dated 2000 & 2004.> The link is http://gis.donegal.ie/gplan_doneg! alcc/> If you then want more info on the townland in your parish of interest,> then visit Bob Hilchey's website.> The link is>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bhilchey/DonegalMain.html> Happy hunting!> Lindel> Donegal Genealogy Resources -> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/>

I need a bit more guidance in finding the right place in the map link provided at Ask About Ireland. I get the townand, get the list of names, find the one I know is a relative and begin to view their data. I take note of the lot number. The map loads slowly at first but much faster afterwards. However, I've not yet seen the particular townland or lot number pinpointed. Have moved up down and all around the map looking in depth and farther out for the townland name and /or lot number. Have found several 'lot number xx' places, none of which have any clues to tell me its the right one. One plot number for a relative's tenancy is in the middle of a bog, but there are others to choose from. Which one is right ? Townland of Pollnarany and Joseph ALLEN is the one I've tried to concentrate on finding. I can't seem to find the forest for all the trees......MegG in OK ==========================

Mis-spelled Pollnaranny in my post about not finding the right lots in the Ask About Ireland maps. Pollnaranny has 2 Ls and 2 Ns with only 1 R or it won't be found in the list of places. I still can't find Joseph ALLENs lot with the 'red numbered 13' as stated. There are red numbers everywhere and 3 positions with #13. MEG ============================ >