Morning Cara, Thank you for the lists of Slaters Directory and Snip snaps. Just to show how much I know about Irish Directories etc may I ask who or what is "Slaters Directories". Would I be correct in thinking that there might be editions covering other parts of Ireland similar to the GRIFFITH Valuations? I am moving the various sections on to my main hard disk but cannot find sections 6, 7, and 8. Where did I lose them. May I wish all a Holy and Happy Christmas and may all our Irish problems and walls come tumbling down in the New Year Regards Peter P. Collins Cheltenham UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cara_Links" <cracker@hotkey.net.au> To: <IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 11:11 AM Subject: [Wicklow] SLATERS DIRECTORY ~1 > Extracted from Slaters Directory information collected in 1861 published in 1871 > > > > Wicklow Town >

The griffiths valuations covered the person who owned land Slaters Directory there were two names Slaters Commercial directory of Ireland and Slaters Royal National Directory of Ireland ( prior to this name it had been known as Pigot's & co. The Commercial Directory omitted the gentry and the Royal arranged by province, also has the gentry added each town beginning with gentry Clergy and Nobility. The names of the National -Parochial- and Free Schoolmasters for each town is also given, and yes it covered other parts of Ireland as well. Directories began in 1700's but not necessarily covered everywhere up to the current years, being very similar to a trade directory which is attached to our phone books here, I cannot say for other parts of the world if they have trade directories as we do here. Co Wicklow being covered by these Directories 1788-Lucas Directory of Arklow, Bray, Wicklow 1824 Pigots Directory of Arklow, Baltinglass, Blessington, Bray, Newtown Mount Kennedy, Rathdrum, Wicklow 1846- Slaters Directory of Arklow, Baltinglass, Blessington, Bray NewtownmountKennedy, Delgany Rathdrum, Wicklow 1856 -Slaters Directory of Arklow, Baltingalss, Blesssington, Bray and Enniskerry, NewtownmountKennedy, Delgany and Kilcoole, Rathdrum, Wicklow and Ashford. 1870- Slaters Directory of Arklow, Baltinglass, Blessington, Bray, Newtownmount Kennnedy, Rathdrum, Wicklow 1881- Slaters Directory of Arklow, Baltinglass, Donard and Dunlavin, Blessington, Bray and Enniskerry, Newtown mountKennedy, Greystones and Dlegany, Rathdrum, Wicklow 1894-Slaters Directory. Each County had their own directories and all are no doubt available in the NLI -Dublin. Cheers CARA