Thanks for the info, Pat. Karen. > Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:39:25 -0700 > From: nymets22@gmail.com > To: irl-tipperary@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IRL-TIP] more Kilpeak/Kilpheak > > Well, all the tithes do is list the tenants of properties (heads of > households) and what size property they were renting and possibly what they > were growing. All this info was used to assign a tax. Same with the > Griffith's Valuation, however, the tithes are a bit cruder and a generation > earlier. They are good to see if your family was living in the same area a > generation before the GV. This will give you names of possibly fathers, > uncles, etc. Like with my family, I have a Timothy O'Connor in the GV and > from his death cert I know his father was Bryan O'Connor and his mother is > a Gallagher. I also know his brother's tombstone in Troy NY said he was > from Emly RC Parish. So, I started by drawing a circle around Emly RC > parish and searching the tithes looking for my Bryan. I found him not far > from Emly, but in Co Limerick, probably living close to where his wife was > from because there are a number of Gallaghers in the area. > > > I know Ancestry transcriptions contain plenty of errors. But other than > > verifying what I've found on Ancestry, is it worth the trouble to look at > > the film? > > > > The tithes, like the GV cannot really give you any 'proof' but can help you > figure out where your ancestors lived so you can then search those church > records. Those will give you the 'proof'. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Tipperary Queries > http://pub14.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=1200795777&frmid=84&cmd=show > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-TIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message