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Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Land Administration Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Often genealogists get frustrated with land and deed records because of the difficulty in their access and use. In addition, they fail to understand their indirect overall significance which is one of correlating and connecting members of family groups, pre-emigration identity, as well as parentage and origins of the emigrant. This course discusses these issues and others of value primarily from 1708 in Ireland, the historical background of land tenure, the general contents of these records and their availability, as well as strategies for effectively researching and accessing this record collection and some wonderful collections that precede 1708 dating from as early as the 12th century.
Many of the sources referenced are available through FamilySearch. If you are not already familiar with the FamilySearch website or the FamilySearch Catalog, it is suggested that you become so as a great deal of your success with your research will be dependent upon use of their collections.
MODULE 1
IRISH LAND RECORDS
Brief History of Land Tenure
Land Wars, Reforms and Regulations
MODULE 2
FINDING THE LAND
Finding Your Ancestor’s Townland or Location
Identifying Civil & Ecclesiastical Divisions
Challenges with Locating Placenames
MODULE 3
LAND DEEDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
Registration Process
Repositories and Indexing
Accessibility
MODULE 4
PROPERTY VALUATION RECORDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
MODULE 5
LANDED ESTATE RECORDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
Search Process
Repositories and Indexing
Accessibility
Case Study
MODULE 6
ENCUMBERED ESTATE RECORDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
Search Process
Repositories and Indexing
Accessibility
MODULE 7
FREEHOLD LAND OWNERSHIP RECORDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
Search Process
Repositories and Indexing
Accessibility
MODULE 8
MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL LAND RECORDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
Search Process
Repositories and Indexing
Accessibility
LAND COMMISSION & REGISTRY RECORDS
Land Commission Records
Land Registry Office Records
Concluding Comments
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