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- NEHGS, 14 Mar 1998; Irish Tithe Applotment Books 1827, County Kerry, Kilmoyly Parish
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The Composition Act of 1823 specified that tithes due to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, which had hitherto been payable in kind, should now be paid in money. As a result, it was necessary to carry out a valuation of the entire country, civil parish by civil parish, to determine how much would be payable by each landholder. This was done over the ensuing 15 years, up to the abolition of tithes in 1838.
Not surprisingly, tithes were fiercely resented by those who were not members of the Church of Ireland, and all the more because the tax was not payable on all land; the exemptions produced spectacular inequalities. In Munster, for instance, tithes were payable on potato patches, but not on grassland, with the result that the poorest had to pay most. The exemptions also mean that the Tithe Books are not comprehensive. Apart from the fact that they omit entirely anyone not in occupation of land, certain categories of land, varying from area to area, are simply passed over in silence. They are not a full list of householders. Nonetheless, they do constitute the only country-wide survey for the period, and are valuable precisely because the heaviest burden of tithes fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive.
From a genealogical point of view, the information recorded in the Tithe Books is quite basic, consisting typically of townland name, landholder's name, area of land, and tithes payable. In addition, many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land; the tax was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of the land.
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a - Book cover: Listowel District, Kilmoyly Parish
b - Page 4 from book (excerpt for Knockbrack & McGrath only):
Denominations: Knuckbrack
Occupiers Names: John McGrath & John Dowling
Acres First Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Acres of 2nd Quality: 116-2-20
Tithe on D. of A.: 6-0-0
Acres of 3rd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Coarse Pasture and Bog:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Total Acres: 116-2-20
Total Tithe: 6-0-0
Observation:
c - Page 8 from book (excerpt for 3 townlands)
Denominations: Ballynorig (continued)
Occupiers Names: Dennis Ryle
Acres First Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Acres of 2nd Quality: 32-1-23
Tithe on D. of A.: 1-17-9
Acres of 3rd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Coarse Pasture and Bog:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Total Acres: 32-1-23
Total Tithe: 1-17-9
Observation:
Denominations: Kilmoily
Occupiers Names: Michael Ryle, John Sheehy, John Quane, Dennis Shea, Patrick Houran
Acres First Quality: 113-2-32
Tithe on D. of A.: 10-8-6 1/2
Acres of 2nd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Acres of 3rd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Coarse Pasture and Bog:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Total Acres: 113-2-32
Total Tithe: 10-8-6 1/2
Observation:
Denominations: Kilmoly Glebe
Occupiers Names: Thomas and James McGrath
Acres First Quality: 11-2-28
Tithe on D. of A.: 2-2
Acres of 2nd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Acres of 3rd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Coarse Pasture and Bog:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Total Acres: 11-2-28
Total Tithe: 1-4-2
Observation:
d - page 11 from book (excerpt for Garrynaneskah townland)
Denominations: Garrynaneskah
Occupiers Names: Patrick McLoughlin, Timothy McMahon, Widow McMahon, Thomas Moore, Widow Carrol, Widow Leary, Thomas Ryle, Hugh Ryle, Edmond Ryle, Widow Ryle
Acres First Quality: 130-1-23
Tithe on D. of A.: 1-11
Acres of 2nd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Acres of 3rd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Coarse Pasture and Bog:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Total Acres: 130-1-23
Total Tithe: 12-9-11
Observation:
Denominations: Next Part (of Garrynaneskah)
Occupiers Names: Same Tenants
Acres First Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Acres of 2nd Quality: 161-3-37
Tithe on D. of A.: 1-6
Acres of 3rd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Coarse Pasture and Bog:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Total Acres: 161-3-37
Total Tithe: 12-3-
Observation:
Denominations: Next Part (of Garrynaneskah)
Occupiers Names: Same Tenants
Acres First Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Acres of 2nd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Acres of 3rd Quality: 146-2-16
Tithe on D. of A.: 1-
Coarse Pasture and Bog:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Total Acres: 146-2-16
Total Tithe: 7-6-3
Observation:
Denominations: Next Part (of Garrynaneskah)
Occupiers Names: Same Tenants
Acres First Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Acres of 2nd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Acres of 3rd Quality:
Tithe on D. of A.:
Coarse Pasture and Bog: 66-1-20
Tithe on D. of A.: 2-2 1/2
Total Acres: 66-1-20
Total Tithe: 13-10
Observation:
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