I thought this might be of use to list members who are also searching the roots of their New England Irish; Terry allowed me to forward the message here. --Susan Daily ---------- Forwarded message ---------- I saw your post on James Reilly and his info on Griffith's Valuation. He also has a book (which I have) called Richard Griffith and His Valuations of Ireland. It is really quite interesting and valuable - there is more to GV than is apparent at first glance. You might look around for it in local genealogy libraries or societies. If you end up trying to buy it, it should be around $23 - $25. Terry McVeigh ---------- My original message to the IRL-Leitrim list ---------- I subscribe to the Mayo list, and someone sent the following link. I had never done too much research into Griffiths Valuation, feeling that the headings were fairly easy to understand. But the article "Is There More in Griffith's Valuation Than Just Names" by James R. Reilly, CGRS, found at http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/GRIFFITH/more_to_griffiths.html is really informative. I am sharing it with the Leitrim list, in case there are others who missed this article. Here are some things that were helpful to me: Shilling: In mid-nineteenth century Ireland twelve pence (d) equaled one shilling (s), twenty shillings equaled one pount (£). Lease: The term of a lease was frequently twenty-one years (a lease of years). More often its length was set by the numer of years remaining in the lives of three named individuals (a lease of lives) agreed upon by the landlord and tenant. Although not required, the three lives usually included the lessee, the lessee's youngest child and a third person. It was not unheard of for the third person to be the reigning monarch or a royal child. The lease remained in force and the rent agreement unchanged until the death of the last named person. Acreage: Griffith measured land in the Valuation by statute acre, rood and perch; an acre contained 4,840 square yards regardless of its shape; a rood was one-quarter of an acre of 1,210 square yards; a perch was one fortieth of a rood containing thirty square yards. Source: http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/GRIFFITH/Griffiths.PDF

FYI - the publisher of the Reilly book is: Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, Maryland Copyright 2000 On 3/25/07, Susan Daily <cullivans@gmail.com> wrote: > I thought this might be of use to list members who are also searching > the roots of their New England Irish; Terry allowed me to forward the > message here. > --Susan Daily > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > I saw your post on James Reilly and his info on Griffith's Valuation. > He also has a book (which I have) called Richard Griffith and His > Valuations of Ireland. It is really quite interesting and valuable - > there is more to GV than is apparent at first glance. You might look > around for it in local genealogy libraries or societies. If you end up > trying to buy it, it should be around $23 - $25. > > > Terry McVeigh >

This is a great resource. I have it and I believe it was only $15 when I bought it. In the back it gives all the Family History Library film numbers. On 3/26/07, Susan Daily <cullivans@gmail.com> wrote: > > FYI - the publisher of the Reilly book is: > > Clearfield Company, Inc., by > Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. > Baltimore, Maryland > Copyright 2000 > > On 3/25/07, Susan Daily <cullivans@gmail.com> wrote: > > I thought this might be of use to list members who are also searching > > the roots of their New England Irish; Terry allowed me to forward the > > message here. > > --Susan Daily > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > I saw your post on James Reilly and his info on Griffith's Valuation. > > He also has a book (which I have) called Richard Griffith and His > > Valuations of Ireland. It is really quite interesting and valuable - > > there is more to GV than is apparent at first glance. You might look > > around for it in local genealogy libraries or societies. If you end up > > trying to buy it, it should be around $23 - $25. > > > > > > Terry McVeigh > > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com