These books aren't a list of names. In 1824 a House of Common committee recommended a townland survey of Ireland with maps, to facilitate a uniform valuation for local tax. The Memoirs are written descriptions intended to accompany the maps. They document the landscape and situation, buildings and antiquities, land-holdings and population, employment and livelihood of the parishes. For example: Parish of Clonleigh Nature State- Situation and Boundaries Extent and Divisions Natural Features and Productive Econamy- Rivers, fisheries, hills, manures & bogs. Modern Topography- towns: Lifford; ballindrat, schools, gentlemen's seats Productive Economy- farms, crops, general economy Social Economy- population,advowson Natural History- geology, coal Modern and Ancient Topography- roads, antiquities Food Education Habits of the people Proprietors Customs and Traditions Diseases Old Churches Local Government Janice

Hi, Janice, Can you tell me where these books are available? Ruth

Hi, This was posted to the above list. I have asked Janice where the books might be available. Any news yet? Ruth At 03:00 PM 12/13/2003, JANICEFRIEL@aol.com wrote: >These books aren't a list of names. > >In 1824 a House of Common committee recommended a townland survey of Ireland >with maps, to facilitate a uniform valuation for local tax. >The Memoirs are written descriptions intended to accompany the maps. They >document the landscape and situation, buildings and antiquities, >land-holdings >and population, employment and livelihood of the parishes. > >For example: Parish of Clonleigh >Nature State- Situation and Boundaries >Extent and Divisions >Natural Features and Productive Econamy- Rivers, fisheries, hills, manures & >bogs. >Modern Topography- towns: Lifford; ballindrat, schools, gentlemen's seats >Productive Economy- farms, crops, general economy >Social Economy- population,advowson >Natural History- geology, coal >Modern and Ancient Topography- roads, antiquities >Food >Education >Habits of the people >Proprietors >Customs and Traditions >Diseases >Old Churches >Local Government > >Janice > > >==== DONEGALEIRE Mailing List ==== >To browse through the archives of the list go to >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >Visit my homepage at http://freepages.genealogy.com/~donegaleire > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hello, all, I apologize for the extra posting. It was supposed to go to a GARTLEY cousin, 'winddrifter'. Ruth