THis was posted to another list and I thought it might be of interest. ---------------Original Message--------------- Taken from PRONI : Local History 4 Compiled around 1680 as the result of the wars of the mid 17th century when the English government needed reliable information on land ownership throughout Ireland to carry out its policy of land distribution. They were used to impose the acreable rent called the Quit Rent, which was payable yearly on lands granted under the terms of the Acts of Settlement and Explanation. It is possible to discover to whom, if anyone, the confiscated lands were granted so that we have a record of land of landowners for 1641 & 1680. As a result of this it is possible to determine the amount of lands lost by the 1641 owners and to discover the names of the new proprietors. The Books of Survey and Distribution form part of the Annesley Papers (ref D.1854). They consist of 22 volumes and each volume includes an `alphabet` which is an index of denominations. The text includes a physical desription of each barony, with details of woods, bogs, rivers, soil etc. The information is laid out in a tabular form on a barony and parish basis. The details include:`Proprietors in 1641 by the Civil Survey`; `Denominations of lands by the Downe Survey`; `Number of acres distributed` `persons to whom distributed; `Rent per annum payable to His Majesty`. The surviving Survey and Distribution volumes cover the following Cos; Kilkenny, Waterford, Kildare, Carlow, Wexford, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Tipperay, Monaghan, Armagh, Limerick, Westmeath, Clare, Roscommon, Galway, Cork, Down, Antrim, Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan, Fermanagh, King`s and Queen`s Counties, Wicklow, Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. Alex Hughes sanny@enterprise.net >from Ayrshire, Scotland Searching for Duncan,Bleakie,Bruce,Kilpatrick,Campbell,Fairley,Milne,McKechan, Jamphray,Strathern,Kelso,Smith & Auld in Scotland Searching for Hughes,Hughs,Graham,McCutcheon,Donaghy,Irvine,Dorian, Kelley & Black in Ireland ----------End of Original Message----------