Please forgive my ignorance on the subject, but why were trees registered?  Was this an attempt to reforest Ireland? Thanks, Ellen --- On Fri, 6/1/12, michael purcell <[email protected]> wrote: From: michael purcell <[email protected]> Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] 1821,Establishing Roots. To: [email protected] Date: Friday, June 1, 2012, 9:32 AM Pat Purcell Papers. 1821. Take Notice that I have planted, or caused to be planted on the Lands of Ballanaacrea in the Parish of Myshall, Barony of Forth and County of Carlow, lands held by me from John Whelan, Esquire, the following trees: 100 Larch. 200 Ash. 390 Spruce. 130 Mountain Ash. 125 Alder. 90 Sycamore. 50 American Black Spruce. 62 Apple. 25 Platting. 50 Lime. 20 Silver Fir. 50 Birch. 20 Scotch Fir. and that I have given notice to the said John Whelan, Esquire. Under whom I immediately derive of my Intention to register the trees and that I have given notice of my intention to register the trees by publick advertisment in the Dublin Gazette thirty days at the least previous to the date hereof. (signed) James Corragan. Sworn before me this 25th day of October 1822 (signed) John Cornwall. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

"By the end of the 17th century a great deal of Ireland's natural woodland had been cut down and timber was beginning to be in short supply. Sir William Petty suggested that two million trees should be planted. It would appear that over 200,000 trees were planted in Carlow between 1770 and 1890. In 1698, the first of seventeen Acts was applied to Ireland to enforce, or at least to encourage, the planting of trees. The provisions of the 1765 Act, stated that, on the expiration of his lease, a tenant could claim for the value of the trees that he had planted, provided that he certified this planting and then lodged the certificate with the clerk of the peace for the county. This exercise resulted in the Register of Trees which have survived for various counties in Ireland. The registrations were recorded at the quarter sessions and published in The Dublin Gazette. Subsequently this information was entered in the ledger entitled Register of Trees into which, depending on the diligence of the Justice of the Peace, the original affidavits were copied out in full or in summary form. This information can be useful to genealogists interested in a particular family who had long-established roots in a particular townland or county. Note added 2012 by Michael Purcell : I believe that many of the trees claimed for during this period were not planted, the application was a means of availing of the grant, all one needed was a friendly Justice of the Peace or a fellow Magistrate to witness your signature on claiming the grant. Sources: Crown and Peace Records, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Pat Purcell Papers, Browne-Clayton Archive and Turtle Bunbury.] On 1 June 2012 14:50, Ellen <[email protected]> wrote: > Please forgive my ignorance on the subject, but why were trees > registered? Was this an attempt to reforest Ireland? > Thanks, Ellen > > --- On Fri, 6/1/12, michael purcell <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: michael purcell <[email protected]> > Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] 1821,Establishing Roots. > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, June 1, 2012, 9:32 AM > > Pat Purcell Papers. > 1821. > Take Notice that I have planted, or caused to be planted on the Lands of > Ballanaacrea in the Parish of Myshall, Barony of Forth and County of > Carlow, lands held by me from John Whelan, Esquire, the following trees: > 100 Larch. > 200 Ash. > 390 Spruce. > 130 Mountain Ash. > 125 Alder. > 90 Sycamore. > 50 American Black Spruce. > 62 Apple. > 25 Platting. > 50 Lime. > 20 Silver Fir. > 50 Birch. > 20 Scotch Fir. > and that I have given notice to the said John Whelan, Esquire. > Under whom I immediately derive of my Intention to register the trees and > that I have given notice of my intention to register the trees by publick > advertisment in the Dublin Gazette thirty days at the least previous to the > date hereof. (signed) James Corragan. > Sworn before me this 25th day of October 1822 (signed) John Cornwall. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

That explains it very well!  Many thanks --- On Fri, 6/1/12, michael purcell <[email protected]> wrote: From: michael purcell <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] 1821,Establishing Roots. To: [email protected] Date: Friday, June 1, 2012, 10:00 AM "By the end of the 17th century a great deal of Ireland's natural woodland had been cut down and timber was beginning to be in short supply. Sir William Petty suggested that two million trees should be planted. It would appear that over 200,000 trees were planted in Carlow between 1770 and 1890. In 1698, the first of seventeen Acts was applied to Ireland to enforce, or at least to encourage, the planting of trees. The provisions of the 1765 Act, stated that, on the expiration of his lease, a tenant could claim for the value of the trees that he had planted, provided that he certified this planting and then lodged the certificate with the clerk of the peace for the county. This exercise resulted in the Register of Trees which have survived for various counties in Ireland. The registrations were recorded at the quarter sessions and published in The Dublin Gazette. Subsequently this information was entered in the ledger entitled Register of Trees into which, depending on the diligence of the Justice of the Peace, the original affidavits were copied out in full or in summary form. This information can be useful to genealogists interested in a particular family who had long-established roots in a particular townland or county. Note added 2012 by Michael Purcell : I  believe that many of the trees claimed for during this period were not planted, the application was a means of availing of the grant, all one needed was a friendly Justice of the Peace or a fellow Magistrate to witness your signature on claiming the grant. Sources: Crown and Peace Records, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Pat Purcell Papers, Browne-Clayton Archive and Turtle Bunbury.] On 1 June 2012 14:50, Ellen <[email protected]> wrote: > Please forgive my ignorance on the subject, but why were trees > registered?  Was this an attempt to reforest Ireland? > Thanks, Ellen > > --- On Fri, 6/1/12, michael purcell <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: michael purcell <[email protected]> > Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] 1821,Establishing Roots. > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, June 1, 2012, 9:32 AM > > Pat Purcell Papers. > 1821. > Take Notice that I have planted, or caused to be planted on the Lands of > Ballanaacrea in the Parish of Myshall, Barony of Forth and County of > Carlow, lands held by me from John Whelan, Esquire, the following trees: > 100 Larch. > 200 Ash. > 390 Spruce. > 130 Mountain Ash. > 125 Alder. > 90 Sycamore. > 50 American Black Spruce. > 62 Apple. > 25 Platting. > 50 Lime. > 20 Silver Fir. > 50 Birch. > 20 Scotch Fir. > and that I have given notice to the said John Whelan, Esquire. > Under whom I immediately derive of my Intention to register the trees and > that I have given notice of my intention to register the trees by publick > advertisment in the Dublin Gazette thirty days at the least previous to the > date hereof. (signed) James Corragan. > Sworn before me this 25th day of October 1822 (signed) John Cornwall. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message