To find out what kind of house it was- You can make a rough comparison in Griffiths by checking the value of your ancestors' house against others in the parish. Some will be valued at £10, others at 5/- That will give you an idea of where they were on the social scale- much like looking at rented property anywhere. For a fuller picture: the opening pages of each townland's census 1901 + 1911, give a very brief description of each dwelling in column form. They include whether walls built of stone,brick or wood; whether roofed with slate or thatch;number of rooms and number of windows. A combination of these factors gives a rating of 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th class house. Griffith's teams of surveyors kept notebooks as they took detailed descriptions and measurements of each townland and plot. They are variously known as FIELD, HOUSE AND PERAMBULATION books. Unfortunately, not all have survived. Those that have are held in Dublin, in the Valuation Office, I believe, rather than the National Archives. Obviously, they vary in what information they might contain. It is possible to contact the Valuation Office (_www.valoff.ie_ (http://www.valoff.ie) ) but they do charge for their services. Cathy PS. I have a little information on Ryan in Kilmaganny and surrounds.

> > FIELD, HOUSE AND > PERAMBULATION books. > > Unfortunately, not all have survived. Those that have are held in Dublin, in > the Valuation Office, I believe, rather than the National Archives. The house and field books are held at the National Archives, I reviewed some of them there in September. The house, field, tenure and quarto books have also been filmed by the Family History Library. Go to Search and click on Film number and put in 2262961. Click on Valuation and then on Film Notes, and you will see all they have. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com