Is there someone who has expertise in reading these tables able to enlighten me on following questions? 1. My MULQUINN family lived in Dromgower (townland?), Ballyheige (parish), Clanmaurice. In reviewing the 1841 Irish Census tables I find that the Ballyheige parish, rural, consisted of 11,222 statute acres. Dromgower consisted of 5 statute acres. The number of families in Dromgower was 25 and total number of people 153. Am I to understand that 153 people lived on 5 statute acres of land? Or would they have had access to the 11,222 acres? Possibly they worked a landowner's land beyond the 5 acres. 2. Although I have googled statute acres I am unclear what that means. I did find Irish acres = 1.6 acres our reckoning. 3. Any way of finding out who owned the land in Clanmaurice? I know the Crosbie family owned land in the Ardfert area. Thanks to any expert who knows the answers to above. Best, Cynthia in California
Cynthia Griffiths Valuation has the owners and lessees of land and land descriptions (it might have been a mountain) by townland. You should get your answers there. Ray Marshall Inside today on a coolish (imminence of Fall?) day in Minneapolis Quoting [email protected]: > Is there someone who has expertise in reading these tables able to > enlighten me on following questions? > 1. My MULQUINN family lived in Dromgower (townland?), Ballyheige (parish), > Clanmaurice. In reviewing the 1841 Irish Census tables I find that the > Ballyheige parish, rural, consisted of 11,222 statute acres. Dromgower > consisted of 5 statute acres. The number of families in Dromgower > was 25 and > total number of people 153. Am I to understand that 153 people lived on 5 > statute acres of land? Or would they have had access to the 11,222 acres? > Possibly they worked a landowner's land beyond the 5 acres. > 2. Although I have googled statute acres I am unclear what that means. I > did find Irish acres = 1.6 acres our reckoning. > 3. Any way of finding out who owned the land in Clanmaurice? I know the > Crosbie family owned land in the Ardfert area. > Thanks to any expert who knows the answers to above. Best, Cynthia in > California > _______________ > ---------------