And the not-so-wealthy

And the not-so-wealthy

What a contrast to these grand estates is provided by Griffith's Valuations of the tenant farmers in Balleykinlettragh:  Anthony Granahan, senior, and eight other families shared a total of 87 acres! They rented this land from Maria Bingham. The table below is the Valuation of Tenements for the Parish of Kilfian, showing the land distribution in Ballykinlettragh - transcribed from Griffith’s Valuation.

 

The Valuation page shows the Plot number on the left, the Tenant’s name, the Owner of the land, whether there was a house on the property as well as offices [these were any additional outbuildings such as barns or sheds], the size of the property [in acres, roods, and perches, remember them?]. The last three columns on the right indicate the value of the land, the house, and the total value.

A close up of the page shows Plot 10, of 87 acres, 2 roods, 32 perches, was shared by Andrew and Anthony, junior, John, Anthony senior, and Patrick Granahan, as well as John, Bridget and William Merin. We can see that Anthony senior had the best/biggest plot of land because it was worth £4/4/0 [4 pounds, 4 shillings, 0 pence] and the best house. ‘Best’ house is, of course, relative.  

 

This map from Griffith’s shows, in the left hand red box, where the Granahans lived.