Deb, Prior to the published versions of Griffith's Valuation the local valuers who were doing the survey wrote down the information in notebooks - these became known as the 'house books' and 'field books.'  The house books note information about occupiers while the field books describe the quality of the land etc.  Most of the notebooks can be viewed on microfilm at the National Archives, or you could probably order copies from the LDS. Sometimes if you're lucky you can find out that between the housebook and Griffith's the land transferred from one family member to another, giving you an important clue to the identity of the previous generation - see here: http://irishfamilyhistory.ie/blog/?p=226 Hope this helps, Rachel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:18:12 -0500 From: "Deborah Fox" <[email protected]> Subject: [LAOIS] House books To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1;     reply-type=original What sort of information can one expect to find in the House and Field books that some list members are mentioning? Is the information historical, geographical, or biographical? Does anyone know if they are kept at any Dublin repository? Deb **************** DEBORAH LARGE FOX www.deborahlarge.com member, Genealogical Speakers Guild http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/member_details.php?member=FoxD Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com