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[[Image:Ireland Countryside.jpg|thumb|right|234x312px|Ireland Countryside.jpg]]Estate records are another valuable set of property records. Most Irish lived on large estates owned by a minority of the population. Land owners usually hired agents to keep records of transactions involving their families and/or their tenants. Estate records vary in content and duration and may include deeds, leases, rent rolls, and account books, among other records. A brief explanation of estate records is found in "Land Records" in John Grenham, ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. | [[Image:Ireland Countryside.jpg|thumb|right|234x312px|Ireland Countryside.jpg]]Estate records are another valuable set of property records. Most Irish lived on large estates owned by a minority of the population. Land owners usually hired agents to keep records of transactions involving their families and/or their tenants. Estate records vary in content and duration and may include deeds, leases, rent rolls, and account books, among other records. A brief explanation of estate records is found in "Land Records" in John Grenham, ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. | ||
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There is the [http://www.landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/help.jsp Landed Estates Database] It has family names, assoiated Family Names, Names of estate records, Archival sources. The CONNACHT LANDED ESTATES PROJECT. This has Maps of where the estates are located (Townland, Civil Parish, Barony, County, etc.) This is a valuable website for Estate records.<br> | |||
To locate estate records you need to know the name of the estate owner. If you can locate your ancestor in Griffith's Primary Valuation, you may also find the name of the owner of the estate your ancestor lived on.<ref name="Ireland Research Outline" /> A helpful Web site that explains what information is in Griffith's, searchable by place or surname, is found at [http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml Ask About Ireland]. | To locate estate records you need to know the name of the estate owner. If you can locate your ancestor in Griffith's Primary Valuation, you may also find the name of the owner of the estate your ancestor lived on.<ref name="Ireland Research Outline" /> A helpful Web site that explains what information is in Griffith's, searchable by place or surname, is found at [http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml Ask About Ireland]. | ||