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Idiots Guide to Valuation Office

  • 29-08-2016 12:50pm
    #1
    quartz1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 390 ✭✭


    Hi could anyone give me a rough guide as to the cost and what I might find out if I arrive at the Valuation Office to research a few houses and fields within the same townland. There are several parcels and owners shown on Griffiths map in the townland in question and I am trying to trace the ownerships from that point in time up to the 1940's. Will I be able to see the changes in ownership on each field / house from the time of Griffith's and how much and how difficult is this research for someone with no experience.


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  • #2
    tabbey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭tabbey


    I have not paid anything except for A3 colour copies, which went down from E3.17 per page to E1,about nine months ago.

    In theory, if you are not a pensioner, a student, or some other category, you are supposed to pay, but if you do not volunteer to pay, you are seldom asked.

    In the VO, you will be asked for the townland, and if known, the electoral division, as many townland names are common around the country. The staff will then retrieve the cancelled revision books, from the first revision after Griffith's Valuation, until the 1960s or so. There may be several books, or just one large book from 1850s, and one small book from sometime after independence.

    You can also ask for the original OS maps used by the valuators, which they carried around the country on horseback.


  • #3
    quartz1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 390 ✭✭quartz1


    Thank you very much for your help.


  • #4
    tabbey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭tabbey


    As for ease of research, this varies.
    sometimes lots are subdivided or amalgamated, sometimes there are so many changes in a short period that it is difficult to see which lot an entry applies to.
    One townland I researched, had the lot numbers completely changed between Griffith's primary valuation, and the first revision, but this was exceptional.
    Generally they are reasonably straightforward. The earliest revision book for about ten years, will be at the back of the volume, later ones put in front, the opposite of what a beginner might expect. However you quickly get used to them.

    It can be time consuming, so allow plenty of time for your visit, especially the first time. The staff are generally pleasant and helpful, and will help you get started. If you are lucky enough to get Brendan, you will be well advised, he is an outstanding public servant.

    Also you can use your own digital camera, otherwise you can take photocopies at the above mentioned fee.


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