Hi Mike, Thanks for the input. I keep forgetting that land ownership was a problem for Catholics. Question: About what time period could Catholics own land in Longford? Thanks, Charlie King Mike wrote: If you are researching Catholics, there is a great probability of movement, as they were not allowed to own property at the time, so you were at the mercy of a English landlord and to the ability to pay the rent.. In addition townlands are relatively small units, so the bigger the family the more likely the children, at the least, moved on. (some are not much bigger in land area than a suburban development of today, but dependent on farming not industrial work, so there is a limit on the amount of people it would support) Mike _____________________________________________________________ Compete with the big boys. Click here to find products to benefit your business. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iifXQ84y4ECNDv0TJt0lpETniwb21DcabRWdwhZrSyOmBmQeo/

Anti catholic legislation existed until 1948 when the Irish Republic was established and until 1998 in Northern Ireland here is a fair time line http://www.historyonthenet.com/Chronology/timelinenorthernireland.htm Mike -------Original Message------- From: king133@juno.com Date: 04/21/08 15:19:36 To: irl-longford@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-LONGFORD] Catholic Land Ownership Hi Mike, Thanks for the input. I keep forgetting that land ownership was a problem for Catholics. Question: About what time period could Catholics own land in Longford? Thanks, Charlie King Mike wrote: If you are researching Catholics, there is a great probability of movement, as they were not allowed to own property at the time, so you were at the mercy of a English landlord and to the ability to pay the rent.. In addition townlands are relatively small units, so the bigger the family the more likely the children, at the least, moved on. (some are not much bigger in land area than a suburban development of today, but dependent on farming not industrial work, so there is a limit on the amount of people it would support) Mike _____________________________________________________________ Compete with the big boys. Click here to find products to benefit your business. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iifXQ84y4ECNDv0TJt0lpETniwb21DcabRWdwhZrSyOmBmQeo/ ********************************** Griffith's Valuations: http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.2/1389 - Release Date: 4/21/2008 8:34 AM