Griffith's Printed Valuation (1859) for Ballymoney Rural Area

During the 1850s individual farms and houses were valued throughout Ireland in order to determine the Poor Rate which was used to calculate taxes in order to support the workhouses and the operation of the Poor Law generally. The results of this valuation were published in printed form around 1859 and the books were arranged by Poor Law Union. Because the whole operation was overseen by a man called Sir Richard Griffiths, the valuation became known as the Griffith's Valuation. For more information on this Valuation go to PRONI.

The Griffith's Valuation book for Ballymoney Poor Law Union in County Antrim contains 151 pages which means that it would be impossible for me to put up copies of these 151 pages. Instead, I am putting up tables which list the occupiers of land and houses in each townland for the DEDs of Ballymoney, Enagh, Kilraghts, Seacon and Stranocum.  These DEDS, more or less, cover the parishes of Ballymoney and Kilraghts - see map.

Note that Ballymoney DED tables do not include Townparks and the Town. Also, I have included the townland of Conogher (which is part of Benvarden DED) in the Stranocum tables - and - the townland of Garryduff (which is part of Dunloy DED) in the Enagh tables.

So that you can see some of the actual pages from the Valuation Book, I have chosen three smaller areas within the parishes of Ballymoney and Kilraghts centred on Seacon/Tullaghgore, Ballycormick/Ballywattick and Killyramer/Kilraghts - see map

In the first table, below, there are links to the pages which cover these three areas. Below that there are links to the maps which show where the houses and holdings listed in these pages were located each townland.

Within these three areas you can now follow the changes in occupiers that took place in each townland between 1864 and the early 1900s by looking at the Griffith's Revisions.This means that you can link up the 1859 Griffith's Valuation and the 1901 Census Enumerators' Returns.