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The Books of Survey and Distribution form part of the The Annesley Papers (ref D.1854). Public Record Office Of Northern Ireland . They consist of 22 volumes and each volume includes an 'alphabet' which is an index of denominations. The text includes a physical description of each barony, with details of woods, bogs, rivers, soil, etc. The information is laid out in tabular form on a barony and parish basis. The details include: "Proprietors in 1641 by the Civil Survey", "Denominations of lands by the Downe Survey", "Number of acres distributed", "persons to whom distributed" and "Rent per annum payable to His Majesty". The surviving Survey and Distribution volumes cover the following counties: Kilkenny , Waterford , Kerry , Kildare , Carlow , Wexford , Longford , Mayo , Tipperary , Monaghan , Armagh , Limerick , Westmeath , Clare , Roscommon , Galway , Cork , Down , Antrim , Leitrim , Sligo , Cavan , Fermanagh , Laois , Offal , Wicklow , Donegal , Derry and Tyrone . The Books for Clare, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon have been published by the Irish Manuscripts Commission. For other counties, manuscript copies are available at the National Library. National Library Of Ireland REFERENCES |
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