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Timeframe and Scope
Griffiths Primary Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland is commonly known as Griffith’s Valuation. The valuable sidekick to this edition is The Householder’s Index to Griffith’s Valuation. Between 1848 and 1864 all the land of Ireland was surveyed, under the direction of Richard Griffith, for the purpose of establishing the level of rates (local tax) payable by each landholder or leaseholder. The Griffith Valuation lists a majority of land- or house-holders in the country giving the townland and description of the property (e.g. land; house; land and house; or house, outoffices/out buildings, and land). It also lists the landlord and the annual valuation. Because of the shortage of other records this is a very important 'census substitute', even though it does not list the age of the landholder or names of family members.
Here are the years the Valuation was completed for each Irish County. Most of the Valuation was completed after the years of the Great Irish Famine and following a large emigration from the island from 1845 to 1851.
County Years Covered Antrim 1861-62 Armagh 1864 Carlow 1852-53 Cavan 1856-57 Clare 1855 Cork 1851-53 Derry 1858-59 Donegal 1857 Down 1863-64 Dublin 1848-51 Dublin City 1851 Fermanagh 1862 Galway 1855 Kerry 1852 Kildare 1851 Kilkenny 1849-50 Laois 1858-60 (Queen's Co.) Leitrim 1856 Limerick 1851-52 Longford 1854 Louth 1854 Mayo 1856-57 Meath 1855 Monaghan 1858-60 Offaly 1864 (King's Co.) Roscomon 1857-58 Sligo 1858 Tipperary 1851 Tyrone 1860 Waterford 1848-51 Westmeath 1854 Wexford 1853 Wicklow 1852-53
