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1828-1833 Tithe Applotment Books The Composition Act of 1823 specified that tithes (taxes) due to the Church of Ireland, (the Established Church), should be paid in money. As a result, a valuation of the entire country was carried out to determine how much would be payable by each landholder. Tithes were resented by those who were not members of the Church of Ireland especially as in most cases the poorest ended up paying the most. The information recorded in the Tithe Books includes the townland, landholder’s name, area of land and tithes payable; some books also record the landlord’s name. The Tenement Act, 1842, provided a valuation of all property to be based on the productive capacity of land and the potential rent of buildings. Richard Griffith was appointed Commissioner of Valuation and the results of his survey were published between 1848 and 1864. The Valuation gives the only detailed guide to where people lived in the mid-nineteenth century and what property they possessed. Information recorded in the Valuation includes, the street, occupier, landlord, description of property and its net annual value. Back to TopCensus returns are for 1901 and 1911 are the earliest surviving returns due to a fire at the Public Records Office in 1922, which destroyed earlier returns. Information recorded on the Census returns includes: the names of all occupants in the house, their relationship to the householder, their age, occupation, religion, and ability to read/write. Back to TopCivil registration of births, marriages and deaths only became compulsory in 1864, fortunately Church records commenced much earlier. The starting dates for church records vary from parish to parish, while the earliest record for County Longford is 1779, many parish churches only started recording baptisms, marriages and burials in the 1830’s, and few only started to keep records from the 1850’s. Due to the age of some parish registers not all are in good condition, with some having several pages torn or missing and in some cases several years of records have been lost. A church baptismal record normally shows the name and date of baptism of the child, the parents of the child and the sponsors or godparents of the child, very few record the actual birth date of the child and the family’s address. On a typical marriage record you would find the date of marriage, the names of the bride and groom and the names of two witnesses. The occupation, age, address and parents of the bride and groom are rarely recorded. Burial records give even less information, with normally just the persons name and the date of burial being recorded. Back to TopGravestone Inscriptions can give a wealth of information relating to a family, most record the name of the deceased, their age, address, date of death, name of person or persons who erected the headstone, and names and date of death of other family members. Back to TopLocal newspapers are very helpful to descendants of County Longford people living abroad who are anxious to trace their family origins. Sometimes despite their best efforts they are unable to uncover any information beyond the fact that their ancestor was born in County Longford and so find it helpful to write to the letters column of the local papers in the hope that a reader will be able to help them out. For genealogical purposes old newspapers are a mine of information and are regarded as one of the most absorbing sources to study. For a small town, Longford is remarkable in constantly maintaining two newspapers starting in the early 19th century. The Longford Messenger (1837), The Longford Journal (1839), The Midland Counties Gazette (1853), and The Longford Independent (1868) are among the first to appear and their survival rate is fairly good. These were followed by, The Longford Leader (1897), The Longford News (1936), and The Longford Telegraph (1948). Back to TopBeyond Nam Dong First recipient of the Medal of Honor for Valor in Vietnam by Roger H.C. Donlon Ireland, My Ireland – Memories from the heartland Captures a country boy’s joys and fears in Ireland’s heartland, includes, Primary School – The War Years – World War II, The Little People, Fishing and Hunting, Threshing Day, First Holy Communion & First Confession, Confirmation Day by Arnold J MeagherHere are just a few of the books and publications relating to County Longford: (some of these publications are no longer in print) Fireside Tales from around Longford Town & County No2 Issue A collection of stories from tape recordings Edited by Jude Flynn, 2004 Fireside Tales from around Longford Town & County A collection of stories from tape recordings Edited by Jude Flynn, 2003 Edgeworthstown - Parish of Mostrim by Mostrim Heritage and Historical Society, 2003 Lanesborough-Ballyleague A Living History 1939-1955 Includes: A Military perspective of The Emergency Years, Parish Bands, Commercial life of the town, Lanesborough Residents, Businesses in Lanesborough & Ballyleague, The Fair Day by John Casey, 2003 Guardians of The Flame A Millennium Memoir of the Longford Parish of Templemichael & Ballymacormack Includes: St Mel’s Cathedral, Crozier of St Mel, St Mel’s College, The Drumgoole Hall, The Pipe Band, Execution of Longford Dominicans by The Faith & Mission History Committee, 2000 Primary Schools in County Longford 1800-2000 by Sean Cahill, Jimmy Casey & John Carthy, 2000 |
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