From the 1820s to the 1840s a complex process of reform attempted to standardise the basis of local taxation in Ireland. The first steps were to map and fix administrative boundaries through the Ordnance Survey and the associated Boundary Commission. The next step was to assess the productive capacity of all property in the country in a thoroughly uniform way. Richard Griffith, a geologist based in Dublin, became Boundary Commissioner in 1825 and Commissioner of Valuation in 1827. The results of his great survey, the Primary Valuation of Ireland, were published between 1847 and 1864. The valuation is arranged by county, barony, Poor Law Union, civil parish and townland, and it lists every landholder and every householder in Ireland.
| Occupier_sur_name | Immediate_lessor | Townland | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costello John | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Dooly John, jun. | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Dooly John, sen. | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Doyle Anne | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Doyle James | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Doyle Joseph | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Doyle Thomas | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Drea Michael | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Farrell John | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Farrell Patrick | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Harding Patrick | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Holohan John | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Hughes James | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Hynes Patrick | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Hynes Thomas | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Joyce Michael | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Joyce Patrick | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Keeffe Michael | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Kennedy James | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Kennedy Thomas | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Kennedy William | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Lawless David | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Lawless James | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Lupton John | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Maher James | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Maher Jeremiah x 2 | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Maher John | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Maher MAry | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Maher Richard | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Maher Thomas | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| M'Donnell Catherine | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| M'Donnell Stephen | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Meany Elizabeth | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Mulrooney Edmund | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Mulrooney Luke | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Mulrooney Michael | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Mulrooney Thomas | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Murphy Edmund | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Murphy Philip | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Murphy Thomas | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Neill Michael | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Nowlan John x 2 | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Nowlan Michael | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Nowlan Patrick | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Nowlan Thomas | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Roche Philip | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Ryan Patrick | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Scanlan Michael | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Shelly Mary | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Shortall Alice | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Shortall James | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Shortall Michael | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Singleton Thomas x 2 | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Tobin Anne | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Tobin John | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Wall Margaret | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Walsh Anastasia | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Walsh James | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Walsh John (James) | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Walsh John x 3 | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Walsh Michael x 2 | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Woods John | Aylward, James C., Esq. | Shankill | Kilkenny |
| Connell David | Aylward, John | Parkstown, Lower | Kilkenny |
| Neill Catherine | Aylward, John | Parkstown, Lower | Kilkenny |
| Bourke Ellen | Aylward, John | Chapel street | Kilkenny |
| Spencer Patrick | Aylward, John | Chapel street | Kilkenny |
| Martin Doyle | Aylward, Nicholas | Kilkenny road, Gowran | Kilkenny |
| James Kavanagh | Aylward, Nicholas | Kilkenny road, Gowran | Kilkenny |
| Malone William | Aylward, Thomas | Curraghlane | Kilkenny |
| Ashbury John | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Baker James | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Brien Patrick | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Buggy Mary | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Campion Patrick | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Ballytobin | Kilkenny |
| Campion Patrick | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Monassa | Kilkenny |
| Carroll Catherine | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Carty John | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Cass Richard | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Monassa | Kilkenny |
| Cass Thomas | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Monassa | Kilkenny |
| Comerford Edmond | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Corcoran Thomas | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Cronyn James | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Devereux Richard | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Dunphy P. (carpenter) | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Dunphy Patrick x 2 | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Fahy John | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Fitzpatrick Anastasia | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Flanagan Edward | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Fleming John x 2 | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Fleming Thomas x 2 | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Grinsell John | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Hayden John | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Hayden Margaret | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Hennessy Michael (gardener) | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Hennessy Michael, sen. | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Hennessy William | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Monassa | Kilkenny |
| Jacob Michael | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Keeffe Robert | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
| Kenny Eleanor | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Ballytobin | Kilkenny |
| Kenny Eleanor | Baker, Abraham W., Esq. | Caherlesk | Kilkenny |
My tables are sorted alphabetically by Occupiers’ name – any Immediate Lessor may be listed numerous times throughout a parish. Immediate Lessor names are not sorted alphebetically
In those instances when a person is listed twice in the same townland and the Immediate lessor was the same for each entry I have the occupiers name once and indicated how many times that name occurs in that townland beside it.
I have excluded the name of Immediate Lessors of Vacant properties when that person was already listed as being an Immediate Lessor in the same townland. The names of Immediate Lessors of vacant properties are included if that person was not listed as an Immediate Occupier previously in that townland.
In those instances when a person is listed twice in the same townland and the Immediate lessor was the same for each entry I have the occupiers name once and indicated how many times that name occurs in that townland beside it. I have excluded the name of Immediate Lessors of Vacant properties when that person was already listed as being an Immediate Lessor in the same townland. The names of Immediate Lessors of vacant properties are included if that person was not listed as an Immediate Occupier previously in that townland.
The Immediate Lessor is the person who owns or leases the property from the Landholder. The Occupier is the person who leases the land from the Immediate Lessor. The Occupier, in turn, may sub-let part of the property that they are listed as being the Occupier of, in which case, their name is then listed in the Immediate Lessor column. You need to see the original pages of the Griffiths Valuation which lists the type of property being leased.