With Dave's permission I'm forwarding his email. It may be of help to some of you as far as narrowing down the year your ancestors were listed in Griffiths Valuation. Terry in Mich. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Fleming" <dfleming@iol.ie> To: "Rootsweb - Dublin City" <irl-dublin-city@rootsweb.com>; "Rootsweb - Galway" <IRL-GALWAY@rootsweb.com>; "Rootsweb - Westmeath" <IRL-WESTMEATH@rootsweb.com>; "Rootsweb - Carlow" <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com>; "Rootsweb - Laois" <irl-laois@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:20 AM Subject: [IRL-GALWAY] Griffith Valuation year of survey > Hi all, > In order to help pinpoint the accuracy or relevance of the Griffith > Valuation survey I did out this > index of year surveyed by county. > > Griffiths Valuation > 1848-1864 > > Index of Year Surveyed > > The survey started in Dublin and Waterford in 1848 and then worked up > from Co Kerry & Cork moving northward and finished in Armagh in 1864. > > > ANTRIM 1861-62 > ARMAGH 1864 > CARLOW 1852-53 > CAVAN 1856-57 > CLARE 1855 > CORK 1851-53 > DONEGAL 1857 > DOWN 1863-64 > DUBLIN 1848-51 > FERMANAGH 1862 > GALWAY 1855 > KERRY 1850? > KILDARE 1851 > KILKENNY 1849-50 > LAOIS [QUEEN'S] 1851-52 > LEITRIM 1856 > LIMERICK 1851-52 > LONDONDERRY 1858-59 > LONGFORD 1854 > LOUTH 1854 > MAYO 1856-57 > MEATH 1855 > MONAGHAN 1858-60 > OFFALY [KING'S] 1854 > ROSCOMMON 1857-58 > SLIGO 1858 > TIPPERARY 1851 > TYRONE 1861 > WATERFORD 1848-51 > WESTMEATH 1854 > WEXFORD 1853 > WICKLOW 1852-53 > > This is indicative only of initial survey. There might be varations on > this schedule but is covers most counties accurately. > > > Good hunting, > Dave Fleming > > > >