How to Read the Tithe Applotment Books?

Where to view the Tithe Applotment Books. For records covering the 26 counties that now make up the Republic of Ireland, the Tithe Applotment Books can be viewed on the National Archives of Ireland's free, dedicated Genealogy website here.

What is tithe Applotment?

Title Applotment Books

A tithe was one tenth of the produce of agricultural land levied for the support of the official, state-established Church of Ireland and its clergymen.

What is Applotment Books?

The Tithe Applotment Books record the results of a unique land survey taken to determine the amount of tax payable by landholders to the Church of Ireland, the established church until 1869.

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