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Tipperary - Famine Ration book discovered

Coolnabacky1873 · 2014-07-07 20:46:18

Just wanted to post this for anyone with Tipperary ancestors. The recently discovered ‘Gratuitious Relief Ration Record Book,’ (or the ‘Distribution Book,’ as it was also called,) for the electoral divisions of Holycross, Thurles and Ballycahill in 1847, has now been digitised, allowing an instant search facility for those…

07-07-2014 8:46pm

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Just wanted to post this for anyone with Tipperary ancestors.

The recently discovered ‘Gratuitious Relief Ration Record Book,’ (or the ‘Distribution Book,’ as it was also called,) for the electoral divisions of Holycross, Thurles and Ballycahill in 1847, has now been digitised, allowing an instant search facility for those anxious to trace their family roots.

This extremely rare book, found in a private collection, is now on public display at St. Mary’s Famine Museum in Thurles and will be available to be viewed by all those attending the forthcoming Thurles Sarsfields International Festival Of Gaelic Sport (July 4th – 12th 2014), and all visitors to Thurles.

This book, which is of huge interest locally, contains the names of those who were classed as paupers in the hinterland / townslands of these areas, during that most harrowing period of the Great Irish Famine, referred to as ‘Black ‘47’.

This extremely rare ‘Rations Record Book,’ contains the names of the heads of each household and in many cases the names of all the adults in each household. It also contains the number of rations each householder was allowed. Details of how, where and when it was located will be discussed here on the Tipperary Star in the coming weeks.

From: http://www.tipperarystar.ie/news/local-news/rare-famine-ration-book-found-on-show-in-st-mary-s-1-6136672#.U7j8KrMOrBA.twitter

I couldn't find the digitized images anywhere online and I've left a message on the webpage of the museum to ask them about it.

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