c.1860 Griffith's [Tenement] Valuation

This valuation lists the names of persons occupying houses and farms within North Antrim c.1860. The valuation books are arranged by Poor Law Union.  In the table below you will find a link to a map that shows the distribution of Poor Law Unions in North Antrim and East Londonderry c.1860. There is also a link to a PDF file which contains the index pages of each of the Griffith's Valuation Books for each of the the Poor Law Unions in North Antrim shown on this map. These index pages list the townlands included in each book.

Below is a link to a database of names listed within each townland in the Griffith's Valuation Books for North Antrim. Note that this database is simply an index to names and places within the valuation books. If the exact same name appears a number of times in a townland it is only included once within the database.  Note also that the entries within the Excel version of the database are sorted by barony, parish, townland and standardised surname. There is also a separate sheet in the Excel file where the entries are sorted by standardised surname, barony, parish and townland. The names in the PDF version are arranged alphabetically by standardised surname, barony, parish and townland. These names and locations can be compared with the Agricultural Census database of 1803.

Once you have identified names within the database you can then find out more detail at askaboutireland.ie [Griffith's Valuation] where you will be able to see a copy of any page from any Griffith's Valuation book in Ireland and access the relevant valuation map. This means that you will be able to locate any house and farm within any townland at that time.

You will also find examples of pages from the Griffith's Printed Valuation and the accompanying valuation maps for a number of townlands in the countryside around Ballymoney and in the town itself. These examples can be accessed at the Localities link in the top menu.