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Cancelled Land Books - Colour Codes

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  • 20-08-2017 8:52pm
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    hblock21
    Registered Users Posts: 735 ✭✭✭


    I came across the below info on another website regarding the land books. I did not know that each year/review was colour coded. (I knew a revision was given a different colour)

    Can someone point me to better info regarding this or provide the colour code for the years?


    "Each annual round of revisions was allocated a coloured ink code. For example, when I look at the revision book for Curragh, in Co Cork, where my paternal family lived, I can see that all revisions for 1915 were noted in purple ink, those for 1921 were recorded in red ink, and those for 1929 in green . Although the dates are recorded, the colour coding helps to maintain some level of legibility over many years."


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    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    There are 5 colours, each representing 2 years in the decade.

    Years ending in 0 and 5 - purple
    1 & 6 - red
    2 & 7 - blue
    3 & 8 - magenta
    4 & 9 - green

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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    hblock21
    Registered Users Posts: 735 ✭✭✭hblock21


    I had no idea. Thank you!


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