Jerry, Is that the reason why? That's the first time I heard about this. Now I'm annoyed with my rebel relatives! How am I going to find them if they wouldn't cooperate? I thought the Molly Maguires were in Pennsylvania not County Mayo. Thanks. Nora >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Nora, It sounds like your ancestors and the rest of the people in those two townlands were in open rebellion against the Tithe in 1834, as was much of Ireland at the time. Using guerrilla tactics, the Whiteboys, Ribbonmen, and Molly Maguires held the countryside by night while the British Army held the countryside under martial law by day. The Tithe went to the Established Church (the anglician Church of Ireland) and had to be collected by force by constables and the British Army. Little wonder that the Tithe was hated by Catholics and Dissenters alike, nearly the entire population. Your ancestors' refusal to pay the Tithe ended the record-keeping you sought. Aided by their resistance and that of their neighbors, the Catholic Emancipation movement and its allies were able to finally abolish the Tithe four years later (1838). Hope that's helpful, Jerry Kelly

Hi All, The Tithe witholders list only listed those people who didn't pay the tithes, but there is also the Tithe Listing which lists all of the people the Tithes were levelled on. All are listed on this one and it also gives acerage, etc. Its was taken, I think around 1824. I know that it exists for County Tipperary, don't know about other counties. Cheers Mary