Tithe Applotments - Cork

This web site has a detailed transcription of some parishes.

It includes the complete list for Clonmeen and Ballyclogh civil parishes

Tithe Applotment Books.

Until 1838, families were obliged to give a tenth of their income annually, a tithe, to the Church of Ireland. Tithe had been paid in kind until 1823, when a law was passed making tithe payable in money. A survey of the value of property was carried out from 1823 to 1838 to determine how much tithe each landholder would pay. The Tithe Applotment Books record the results of the survey. Their value as sources for genealogical research is limited. The information given varies from book to book but usually it includes the landholder's name, the landlord's name, the townland name, the acreage of the land and the amount of tithe payable. Payment of tithe was bitterly resented by Catholics and Presbyterians and led to the Tithe War from 1830 to 1838.

If you manage to trace your family back to the tithe books you will have done well. It is extremely difficult to trace a family in Ireland further back than the early 19 th century. There are exceptions of course, particularly for wealthier families and members of the gentry, but generally speaking 1800 or thereabouts is a cut-off point for tracing family history in Ireland. You can consult microfilm copies of the Tithe Applotment Books in Cork County Library.

A listing of all Lyons in Cloyne on Tithe Applotments is given here as below and the Lyons entries abstracted

We can plot this on a map showing the spread of the Lyons around 1830

Cork and the Lyons family