This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: scyoung8 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/8483.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Earl of Arran was a major land owner and continued to be so. Did you know that after the Griffiths Valuation. All the properties and land were revisited every year to check if anything had changed. The checkers took the original lists in book form with them and changes were marked on them. These are kept in Dublin and can be viewed by the public. This means that ancestors can be tracked using them. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.