Previously i had found two different images one from national archives and one from family search but through some creative searching found both images on both sites one was from 1830 and the other from 1834, so there is definitely more than one set of books, in some cases although in this instance am talking about townlands in the parish of. Both kilclooney civil parish and the mullaghbrack civil parish tithes were together under kilclooney. The record is well preserved and the hand writing is beautiful. The lists can provide a fuller picture of tithepayers than the original tithe book and can be useful for crosschecking against it, especially if it. The tithe applotment books record the occupiers of titheeligible land, not householders. The largest population centre in the parish is milltown malbay.
Irelands tithe applotment books their value to family. In general, the information contained in the records is as follows. The tithe applotment books, compiled between 1823 and 1838, are in the custody of the public record office of northern ireland. Clare tithe applotment books the national archives of ireland. Cill fear bui, also called miltown malbay kilfarboy, is a civil parish on the atlantic coast of county clare in ireland. The parish comprises 11,637 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. Foreword kilfarboy miltown malbay spanish point moy i renounce tithes. He founded colaiste laichtin naofa an irishlanguage summer college in inis oirr. James obrien, civil bill officer, miltown malbay, county clare, ireland. The tithe applotments entries were transcribed by pat connors from the tithe applotment books index.
Records images family tree genealogies catalog books research wiki. These were used for the upkeep of the church of ireland and were paid from the time of the reformation. Index to the tithe applotment book, all saints parish, co. Tithe applotment books webpage at national archives. Remember, the less information you put in, the more numerous the results.
It is important to remember that the names on this site have been transcribed as they were written into the tithe applotment books. Hold the mouse pointer over the parish to see variant names. Browse the tithe applotment books for crehelp parish. Alex gillespie, 1833,tullintanvally, co down, ireland alex gillespie, 1833, tullintanvally, co down, ireland james gillespie, 1833. Because the tithe was payable only by those who worked on agricultural land, you may not find your ancestors included. There is a manuscript book for almost every civil church of ireland parish in the country giving the names of occupiers of each townland, the amount of land. Cds ireland cds elsewhere books ireland books elsewhere. A tax paid to the church, call tithe applotments, began in the 1820s. There is another property record from 1825 called the tithe applotment book but the townland of knockbrack in kilfarboy is not listed and i was not able to identify the families in one of the other listed surrounding townlands. The ballingaddy cp tithe applotments were transcribed by nick reddan from film at the national archives of ireland in dublin. Kilfarboy topographical dictionary of ireland 1837. Kilfarboy civil parish, county clare, ireland genealogy familysearch. The taxable land in each parish was surveyed, giving the names of the occupiers of land in each townland, the acreage and class of land they held, and the amount of taxes.
A tithe applotment book was compiled for each church of ireland parish. Representative of records received from parishes northern ireland is that. Tithe applotment book, cappagh parish 1827 official website of the county tyrone mail list. The books for all ireland, compiled between 1823 and 1837, are now deposited in the national archives of ireland, dublin and public record office of. They have about the same boundaries as the parishes for the church of ireland but different from the parishes of the catholic church. Tithe applotment book, cappagh parish official website. Parishes kilfarboy parish, anciently kilforbrick clare places. Possibilities are these 3 fellows i found on tithe applotment books. Back to the downesmungovan story downesmungovan holdings in griffiths valuation 1855.
The earliest document that is available for genealogical research in the parish of kilfarboy in county clare, ireland is the tithe composition book of 1825. A history of a west clare parish oidhreacht an chlair. Map of kilfarboy parish showing townlands 1659 census of clare ejectment books of county clare 18161835 1824 hedge school teachers in clare 1826 tithe applotment books rc baptism records for miltown malbay parish 18311881 poverty before the famine, county clare 1835. Kilbreedy major civil parish, county limerick tithes. This is a record of a tax or tithe to the protestant church in the parish. Survey commenced 1st may 1825, completed 10th october 1826. For a small number of parishes the county down portion of newry, for example there is no tithe book. Armagh along with some remnants of 1821parish of kilmore. The tithe applotment books record the results of a unique land survey taken to determine the amount of tax payable by landholders to the church of ireland, the established church until 1869. The finnoe vestry minute book, 18171922, includes details of tithe. Research sources such as church of ireland records, birth, death marriage records, tith and trade directories, newspaper articles and obituary and death records. Tithe applotment books for northern ireland, 18231828.
The parish makes up the peninsula that extends to the basaltic promontory called hags head. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the roman catholic diocese of killaloe. Records detailing occupiers of land in prefamine ireland. Tithe applotment books tithes were an income tax on farming, usually about one tenth of the annual income.
Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial records. The tithe applotment books they were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings over one acre should pay in tithes to the church of ireland the main protestant church and the church established. Ireland, tithe applotment books, 18051837 database online. It is on the north shore of liscannor bay on the western coast of clare.
Bonfield on tithe applotment books ireland reaching out. Under some of the townlands there are local district names that are not official townlands names but names used by the local parishioners. This page features hundreds of records relating to tithe applotment books throughout co. Some of the transcribed names of people and places are not 100% accurate, but the original entries may be viewed for clarification. National archives, dublin and public record office of. From this point the cliffs known as the cliffs of moher run to the northeast gradually rising to obriens tower, where. In some parishes more than one survey was taken, whilst in others the manuscript has not survived. Kilmurryibrickane parish tithe 1826 and 1834 the 4th june 1826 tithe applotment book for kilmurryibrickane parish has 32 townlands listed on 71 pages. The tithe applotment books tab were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in. Heritage world and the genealogical publishing company.
The tithe applotment books were compiled between 1823 and 1838 in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings over one acre should pay in tithes to the church of ireland the main protestant church and the church established by the state until its disestablishment in 1871. An index to the tithe applotment books for northern ireland is available on cdrom from. It reflects the order of townlands within each parish tithe book. Kilfarboy, a parish, in the barony of ibrickane, county of clare, and. Only surname and townland for the civil parish was transcribed.
To apply for compensation for the resultant loss of income, local church of ireland clergymen were required to produce lists of those liable for tithes who had not paid, the tithe defaulters. He died on 24 oct 1900 in ellicottville, cattaraugus, new york the ellicottville post, ellicottville, ny. Newtownhamilton civil parish, county armagh tithes applotments. The civil parishes are the basic geographical units used for the griffiths valuation 185152, tithe applotment 182338, tax records, censuses, etc. In 1838 the tithe payment was reduced by 25% and transferred from the tenant to the landowner. Pink text shows searched and zero grants, green shows searched and some grants found, otherwise a black entry indicates that i have not searched that parish.
My grgrgrandfather was james bonfield, likely from near kilrush. Tithe applotment books are arranged by parish and contain the following. The following table lists the tithe applotment transcriptions available online and freely accessible for cork. Malachy obrien and bridget griffin had the following children. The tithe applotment books were compiled between 1823 and 1838 as a survey of titheable land in each parish.
About ireland, tithe applotment books, 18051837 historical background. J ames 2 o brien was born in may 1830 in kilfarboy, miltown malbay, co. Of the 44 townlands comprised within the parish, only four pay full tithe, three are subject to a small modus, and the remainder are tithefree. The books run from the mid 1850s to the 1970s when the valuation of noncommercial property in ireland ceased. The representative church body library of the church of ireland in dublin holds at least some of the parish registers of all the six parishes which covered the area of kilrush plu, namely kildysert, kilfarboy, kilferagh, killard, kilmurry and kilrush see john grenham, tracing your irish ancestors 1st ed. Some parishes have multiple books from different enumerations. He married catherine foudy, daughter of michael foudy and bridget tuttle in 1858. They are known as the tithe applotment books because the results of this land survey were originally compiled in nearly 2,000 handwritten books. Complete headstone inscriptions for miltown malbay church of ireland. The monanimy parish records include an original tithe applotment book, for the period 18321833. He had two brothers who also came to chicago before 1850 michael bonfield and martin bonfield.
However, in november 2019, the public record office of northern ireland proni launched its tithe applotment books collection online via its free ecatalogue. The information on these pages was compiled by len, and forms part of the donegal genealogy resources website. Kilfarboy, a parish, in the barony of ibrickane, county of clare, and province of munster, 5 miles s. Medieval parochial divisions used for administrative purposes. Tithe applotment records the national archives of ireland. Tithe records of interest, kilfarboykilmurryibrickane. Data from the tithe applotment books covering the baronies. Tithe applotment books 1823 1834 sligo heritage and. The tithe applotment books tab were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to establish the amount landholders should pay towards the upkeep of the church of ireland. The purpose was to make an assessment of land values for the payment of tithes which was a tax levied on land, but not dwellings or outoffices, for the support of the church. In proni there are tithe books for all, save 31,of the 273 parishes then surveyed, in what is now northern ireland the books record the name of the tithe payer, the acreage of his farm and the amount of tithe paid. While government censuses were taken in ireland every ten years from 1821 to 1911, only 1901 and 1911 have survived for co.
Under the tithe composition ireland act, 1823, this was converted into a monetary tax and the tithe applotment books were compiled at various dates between 1823 and. While not indexed by named householder, downloadable scans of the tabs, arranged by parish and townland, can be downloaded. Data from the tithe applotment books covering the baronies of cary, dunluce and kilconway in north antrim plus the barony of n. Kilclooney civil parish, county armagh tithes applotments. In ireland, because the tithe system was used for the upkeep of the established church only, it caused a great deal of unrest among roman catholics and presbyterians. This means that it is possible to trace the occupancy or ownership of a property forward or backward over 120 years. It was anciently called kilfobrick, from the monastery of that name, founded in 741, of which cormac, who died in 837, is said to have been bishop, but of which no traces now remain. Abbey bunratty carran clareabbey clondagad clonlea clonloghan clooney. Thomas bonfield of gower townland, kilmacduane parish in 1825. The material was arranged by civil parish and townland in volumes known as tithe applotment books. There does not seem to be an easy way of getting tithe applotment records online, so i have indicated those parishes for which i have been able to search the tithe applotment records. The obriens of ellicottville, cattaraugus, new york came.
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