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The Common Room / Re: How big was a medieval acre?
« on: Sunday 02 March 14 19:36 GMT (UK) »
Thank you, Koromo. That clears everything up!
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The Common Room / Re: How big was a medieval acre?
« on: Sunday 02 March 14 00:07 GMT (UK) »
If the Irish acre is 7,840 square yards, then 620 Irish acres would be 4,860,800 square yards which works out to be 1,004.30 "modern" acres.
I think!
I was assuming that these figures 7840 was 4840 could not be used as they were only defined as such in 1878.
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The Common Room / Re: How big was a medieval acre?
« on: Saturday 01 March 14 09:29 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all very much! It all makes fascinating reading, but I still feel inclined to ask for your best estimate as to what 620 acres (in Ireland in 1530) would be in today's English 'statute' acres. The logical bit of my brain says that there must be a formula for calculating such things, but the other bit is telling me that it's not quite that simple...
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The Common Room / How big was a medieval acre?
« on: Friday 28 February 14 20:47 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
Have tried searching for this online, but can't figure it out! How many modern acres in the acre that was used around 1530?
Also, how big was a carcuate of land?
Thanks
Have tried searching for this online, but can't figure it out! How many modern acres in the acre that was used around 1530?
Also, how big was a carcuate of land?
Thanks
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Armed Forces / Re: Did a surgeon have a rank?
« on: Thursday 27 February 14 09:47 GMT (UK) »
Thank you both very much for your replies. That's exactly what I was looking for!
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Armed Forces / Did a surgeon have a rank?
« on: Wednesday 26 February 14 10:17 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
I'm trying to find information on a Richard O'Reilly who was said to be a surgeon with the Wicklow militia in Ireland in the 1790s. I have found a reference to a Richard O'Reilly who was listed as being a lieutenant with the Wicklow militia at that time. Is there any sense in thinking that it may be the same person? I am new to research using military resources, so would welcome any suggestions on finding more information about him. His brother was an ensign with the 11th Regiment and is known to have spent time in Gibraltar. He possibly died around 1785 (am not sure about this) and can't find any further information on him either...
Thanks
I'm trying to find information on a Richard O'Reilly who was said to be a surgeon with the Wicklow militia in Ireland in the 1790s. I have found a reference to a Richard O'Reilly who was listed as being a lieutenant with the Wicklow militia at that time. Is there any sense in thinking that it may be the same person? I am new to research using military resources, so would welcome any suggestions on finding more information about him. His brother was an ensign with the 11th Regiment and is known to have spent time in Gibraltar. He possibly died around 1785 (am not sure about this) and can't find any further information on him either...
Thanks
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Ireland / Re: Census Statistics
« on: Monday 06 January 14 00:07 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all very much for all the replies.
I am interested mostly in County Wicklow, so will spend some time looking through the links below.
I had assumed I would have to wait to go to the National Library, so this is great news!!
I am interested mostly in County Wicklow, so will spend some time looking through the links below.
I had assumed I would have to wait to go to the National Library, so this is great news!!
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Ireland / Census Statistics
« on: Friday 03 January 14 23:08 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
I found a local history book which listed the number of houses inhabited, number of families and number of people in each townland in the 1841 Census. Unfortunately, it did not list the source. Is this information available for other census years also? If so, how can I access this information?
Thanks
I found a local history book which listed the number of houses inhabited, number of families and number of people in each townland in the 1841 Census. Unfortunately, it did not list the source. Is this information available for other census years also? If so, how can I access this information?
Thanks
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Ireland / New townlands appearing on 1837/Griffiths Valuation maps?
« on: Saturday 16 November 13 07:17 GMT (UK) »
The maps used in the Griffiths Valuation were originally drafted by the Ordnance Survey in 1837. I am curious to know if people have found 'new' townlands suddenly appearing at that time. I suspect that there were cases where surveyors, using information and names given to them by locals, effectively split townlands in two. In this way, a townland in the Tithe Applotment Books of the early 1830s, might have had a small section removed and presented under a new name by the time of Griffiths Valuation. The maps of 1837 were by far the most detailed up to that time, and it appears that government officials wished to use them to fix boundaries and names so that they were 'written in stone'. Any 'new' townlands therefore became official. I have also noticed cases where areas of land were exchanged from one townland to another in 1837 - these changes, again, being written in stone. Of course, these irregularities could also be interpreted as being the result of inaccurate Tithe Applotment Books.
So, has anyone noticed similar cases elsewhere in Ireland? I would love to know how widespread these changes were and what caused them.
Thanks
So, has anyone noticed similar cases elsewhere in Ireland? I would love to know how widespread these changes were and what caused them.
Thanks
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