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Friday 8 G for GRIFFITH’S VALUATION.

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This is a survey of property in Ireland and was taken from 1848 to 1864 and includes occupants. www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation I have been able to find several of my ancestors, using Griffith’s and you can also see who the neighbours were and who the landlord was. 'Discover Irish Land Records,' by Chris Paton describes how the valuation can be used.

Catch-up

Where did the rest of November go? Last week my husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary, with a lovey dinner out. On Saturday, last, I went into town to SAG and attended the talk, by Kerrie Farmer on Scottish resources on-line. Kerrie's talks are always wonderful and I came away inspired to tackle my Scottish problems. Today I have a talk on Griffiths Valuations and tomorrow, Writing Group. The Writing Group, is a newly formed group of 'budding' writers.  Most of us attend a workshop, last August/September, in at SAG, on how to write up your family story. We liked it so much that we asked if we could form a group and are now in our second month. We have the time-slot until June next year, when it will be re-assessed, so come and join us. We help each other out, with problems, ideas, support and feedback. Next year I'm presenting a talk on how to do Indexes and then one on Appendices. We email each other ideas for topics and then those with the knowledge o...