Parish Surveys in Galway?

Ann Marie:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I'm not familiar with IRO surveys in the parishes. Can you let me know where you saw information referring to the surveys. Thanks!

Roger McDonnell

Hi Roger, I saw it on the IRO website.  I think that it was under the genealogy link. Perhaps I misunderstood...

Ann Marie

Ann Marie:

Maybe you saw the item related to the Griffiths Valuation from the 19th century. Here is the 1856 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Kilteskil civil parish  http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/galway/kilteskil.htm

If you find the article, let me know.

Roger

Morning

Along with the above, sometimes individual parishes undertake surveys recording old houses, listing older family names in the parish. To my knowledge there isn't such a survey for this area. A study of the Tithe Applotments, Griffith's and Census can take you somewhat closer to an understanding of who lived in the parish. 

All the best

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support 

Hello and thank you Clare and Roger for responding.  I found the link to the article on the IRO website that I saw.  This is the headline and first paragraph followed by the link:

"Document the emigrants who left your community and trace their living descendents all over the world today"

"One of the best ways to reach out and connect with your own parish Diaspora is to conduct a parish survey. This means that you start work within your own parish, the place you know best. By talking to your neighbours and older members of your community you will be able to harness this shared information by firstly identifying those who left and connecting with them and their extended family.  Below we outline how you can go about the work of gathering the information you will need and recommend some sources that will be useful"

http://www.irelandxo.com/resources/genealogy-resources/parish-survey

Ann Marie, Baltimore, Maryland, USA