Tithe was a tax on all agricultural land (originally one tenth of the produce) excepting only church lands, glebes and urban areas and was paid by leaseholders and occupiers of all religious denominations to the clergy of the Established Church of Ireland. There was growing resentment against this tax, especially by Presbyterians and Catholics, particularly in the period of distress after 1815 and the government was forced to give way and introduce the Tithe Composition Act 1823 which replaced payment in kind by payment in cash.
In order to effect this change, all agricultural land across the country was required to be surveyed and applotted, or valued. During the period 1823 to 1837, a Tithe Applotment Survey was made in each civil parish across the whole of Ireland to determine the value of tithe payable by different landholders. Two people were appointed by each parish to carry out this assessment. The material was arranged by civil parish and townland in volumes known as TITHE APPLOTMENT BOOKS.
In some parishes more than one survey was taken, whilst in others the manuscript has not survived. The books for all Ireland, compiled between 1823 and 1837, are now deposited in the National Archives of Ireland, Dublin and Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)., Belfast.
These tithe books are arranged by townland and record the names of leaseholders, the area of their farm subject to tithe, sometimes the quality of the land and an overall valuation and occasionally the names of landlords. Researchers should be aware that cottiers who did not hold land are not recorded, and unaccountably, some types of land were passed over entirely; a field of potatoes attracted a tithe payment in one parish, but not in that adjoining.
Those researchers who are fortunate to locate a forebear in the Tithe Applotment Books may find it possible to take their research back a further generation prior to Griffiths Valuation.
OFFICIAL TOWNLANDS WITHIN KILLYGARVAN PARISH
KILLYGARVAN TITHE APPLOTMENT BOOK
***ORIGINAL SPELLING HAS BEEN RETAINED***
| Surname | Given Name | Townland |
| AIKENS | Widow | Rathmullan |
| AIKINS | James | Rathmullan |
| AIKINS | William | Rathmullan |
| ALCORN | Robert | Glencross |
| ALLISON | John | Gortlough |
| ANDERSON | Rev. Mr. | Cravery |
| ARMSTRONG | Frances | Rathmallen |
| BARRON | William | Drumhallagh |
| BEATY | John | Rathmullan |
| BEGLEY | James | Rathmullen |
| BEGLEY | Michael | Rathmullen |
| BEGLEY | Michael & partners | Crevary Upper |
| BLACK | James | Far Anny |
| BLACK | John | Far Anny |
| BLACK | Mathew | Far Anny |
| BLACK | Robert | Rathmullan |
| BLACK | Robert | Rathmullan |
| BLACK | Widow | Rathmullan |
| BLACK | Widow | Rathmullan |
| BONER | Widow | Rathmallen |
| BOYLE | Bryan | Drumhallagh Upper |
| BOYLE | Bryan | Upper Drumhallagh |
| BOYLE | Charles | Skeog |
| BOYLE | Daniel | Rathmullen |
| BOYLE | Michael, Jun. | Boyles Town |
| BOYLE | Michael, Sen. | Boyles Town |
| BOYLE | Owen | Boyles Town |
| BOYLE | Paddy | Boyles Town |
| BOYLE | Patrick | Drumhallagh |
| BOYLE | Patrick | Lower Drumhallagh |
| BOYLE | Patrick | Skeog |
| BOYLE | Widow Susan | Drumhallagh Upper |
| BOYLE | Widow Susan | Upper Drumhallagh |
| BOYLE | William | Boyles Town |
| BRADLEY | Anthony | Creeve |
| BRADLEY | Charles | Killicolman |
| BRADLEY | Edward | Fallags |
| BURNS | John & partners | Marnakilly |
| BURTON | Mrs | Drum |
| CALLAGHAN | Patrick | Rathmullan |
| CALLIN | Hugh | Clondallin East |
| CANNING | Bryan | Garnahalloway |
| CANNING | Gildy & partners | Cannings Town |
| CANNING | Hugh | Dohertys Town (Part of Aughterlin) |
| CANNING | James | Killygarvan Lower |
| CANNING | John | Cannings Town |
| CANNING | John | Dohertys Town (Part of Aughterlin) |
| CANNING | Patrick | Drumhallagh |
| CANNING | Widow | Dohertys Town (Part of Aughterlin) |
| CARROL | ………? & partners | Aughavenan Next Rathmullen |
| CARRON | Bryan | Drumur |
| CARRON | W. | Cravery |
| CARRON | Widow Mary | Drumur |
| CARRON | William | Drumhallagh Upper |
| CARRON | William | Upper Drumhallagh |
| CARRON | William | Upper Drumhallagh |
| COCHRAN | Mr. | Drumhallagh Upper |
| COCHRAN | Mr. | Upper Drumhallagh |
| COCHRAN | Revd. | Glebe |
| COLL | Brian | Killicolman |
| COLL | Patk. | Laghardum |
| CORBIT | John | Crevary Upper |
| CORBIT | Samuel | Cravery |
| CORBIT | Samuel& partners | Rathmallen |
| CORBIT | Widow | Crevary Upper |
| COYLE | Charles | Coyles Town |
| COYLE | Charles | Drumhallagh Upper |
| COYLE | Charles | Upper Drumhallagh |
| COYLE | Daniel | Creeveoughter |
| COYLE | James | Cravery |
| COYLE | James | Laghardun |
| COYLE | James& partners | Coyles Town |
| COYLE | John | Cannings Town |
| COYLE | John | Coyles Town |
| COYLE | John | Drumhallagh Upper |
| COYLE | John | Upper Drumhallagh |
| COYLE | Mary | Dohertys Town (Part of Aughterlin) |
| COYLE | Miles & partners | Meenreagh |
| COYLE | Paddy & partners | Coyles Town |
| COYLE | Samuel | Clondallin West |
| CURRIN | William | Kintale |
| DEEHAN | Daniel | Skeog |
| DEENEY | Edward | Rathmullan |
| DEENY | Charles | Balliboe |
| DEENY | Charles | Balliboe |
| DEENY | Charles | Far Anny |
| DEENY | Charles | Inniskil |
| DEENY | Daniel | Drumhallagh Upper |
| DEENY | Daniel | Upper Drumhallagh |
| DEENY | Dennis & partners | Craig |
| DEENY | Dunkey | Clondallin East |
| DEENY | Edward & partners | Meenreagh |
| DEENY | Fardy & partners | Cravery |
| DEENY | Hugh | Drumhallagh Upper |
| DEENY | Hugh | Killicolman |
| DEENY | Hugh | Upper Drumhallagh |
| DEENY | Hugh | Upper Drumhallagh |
| DEENY | James | Drumhallagh Upper |
| DEENY | James | Inniskil |
| DEENY | James | Laghardum |
| DEENY | James | Rathmallen |
| DEENY | James | Upper Drumhallagh |
| DEENY | Patk. | Clondallin East |
| DEENY | Patrick | Laghardum |
| DEENY | Widow | Drumhallagh |
| DEENY | Widow | Lower Drumhallagh |
| DEENY | Widow Ann | Far Anny |
| DEENY | Widow Fanny | Far Anny |
| DIVER | Grace | Coyles Town |
| DIVER | Henry | Laghardum |
| DIVER | Hugh | Divers Town |
| DIVER | Hugh | Drumhallagh |
| DIVER | Hugh | Lower Drumhallagh |
| DIVER | John | Divers Town |
| DIVER | Laughlin | Divers Town |
| DOHERTY | Anthony | Drumhallagh Upper |
| DOHERTY | Anthony | Upper Drumhallagh |
| DOHERTY | Bryan | Far Anny |
| DOHERTY | Bryan | Far Anny |
| DOHERTY | Bryan | Near Anny |
| DOHERTY | Bryan & partners | Kerridone |
| DOHERTY | Daniel | Skeog |
| DOHERTY | Hugh | Dohertys Town (Part of Aughterlin) |
| DOHERTY | Hugh | Skeog |
| DOHERTY | James | Far Anny |
| DOHERTY | James | Far Anny |
| DOHERTY | James | Near Anny |
| DOHERTY | James | Skeog |
| DOHERTY | Manasses | Creeve |
| DOHERTY | Manus & partners | Craig |
| DOHERTY | Michael | Rathmallen |
| DOHERTY | Michael | Rathmullan |
| DOHERTY | Patrick | Drumhallagh |
| DOHERTY | Patrick | Lower Drumhallagh |
| DOHERTY | Philip | Dohertys Town (Part of Aughterlin) |
| DOHERTY | Phillip | Garnahalloway |
| DOHERTY | Richard | Drumhallagh Upper |
| DOHERTY | Richard | Upper Drumhallagh |
| DOHERTY | Widow | Laghardum |
| DOHERTY | William | Far Anny |
| DOHERTY | William | Rathmullan |
| DUFFY | Christopher | Killicolman |
| DUFFY | John | Killicolman |
| DUFFY | Widow | Killicolman |
| DURNEN | Daniel | Rathmullan |
| DURNEN | Patrick | Rathmullan |
| DURNIN | John & partners | Crevary |
| DURNIN | Widow | Cravery |
| EDWARDS | Peter | Gortlough |
| FERRY | Darby | Laghardum |
| FERRY | John, Jun. | Laghardum |
| FERRY | John, Sen. | Laghardum |
| FERRY | Michl. | Laghardum |
| FERRY | Neal | Laghardum |
| FERRY | Patrick | Laghardum |
| FERRY | Stephen | Laghardum |
| FOX | Robert | Rathmallen |
| FOX | Robert | Rathmullan |
| FOX | Robert | Rathmullan |
| FOX | Robert | Rathmullan |
| FRIEL | Anthony | Craig |
| FRIEL | Anthony | Rathmullan |
| FRIEL | Anthony (of Rathmullan) | Saltpans |
| FRIEL | Bernard | Drumhallagh Upper |
| FRIEL | Bernard | Upper Drumhallagh |
| FRIEL | Biddy | Rathmullan |
| FRIEL | Charles | Healeys Town |
| FRIEL | Charles & partners | Healeys Town |
| FRIEL | Dennis | Rathmallen |
| FRIEL | Edward | Drumhallagh Upper |
| FRIEL | Edward | Upper Drumhallagh |
| FRIEL | Hugh | Cannings Town |
| FRIEL | Hugh | Prieststown |
| FRIEL | Manus | Skeog |
| FRIEL | Maurice | Cannings Town |
| FRIEL | Maurice | Glencross |
| FRIEL | Michael | Augterlin |
| FRIEL | Owen | Prieststown |
| FRIEL | Philip | Augterlin |
| FRIEL | Shan | Garnahalloway |
| FRIEL | Shan | Prieststown |
| FRIEL | Stephen | Drumhallagh Upper |
| FRIEL | Stephen | Upper Drumhallagh |
| FRIEL | Widow | Garnahalloway |
| GALLAGHER | ……..? | G. Portbawn |
| GALLAGHER | Anthony | Saltpans |
| GALLAGHER | Dennis | Laghardum |
| GALLAGHER | Hugh | Killicolman |
| GALLAGHER | John | Crucknageeha |
| GALLAGHER | John | Divers Town |
| GALLAGHER | John | Skeog |
| GALLAGHER | John & partners | Drumhallagh |
| GALLAGHER | John, Jun. | Lower Drumhallagh |
| GALLAGHER | Owen | Drumhallagh |
| GALLAGHER | Owen | Lower Drumhallagh |
| GALLAGHER | Peter | Killicolman |
| GALLAGHER | Teague | Crucknageeha |
| GAMBLE | John | Kintale |
| GARRET | John | Rathmullan |
| GARRETT | John | Rathmullan |
| GIBBONS | James | Inniskil |
| GIBBONS | James | Rathmullan |
| GIBBONS | John & partners | Coyles Town |
| GRIFFITH | ……..? | G. Portbawn |
| HAGAN | Owen & partners | Craig |
| HANIGAN | Daniel | Rathmullen |
| HASLET | David & partners | Gortcross |
| HASLET | Henry | Laghardum |
| HEALY | Hugh | Crevary |
| HEALY | Hugh | Healeys Town |
| HEALY | James | Healeys Town |
| HEALY | James, Jun. | Healeys Town |
| HEALY | James, Sen. | Healeys Town |
| HEALY | Michael | Healeys Town |
| HENDERSON | John | Rathmullan |
| HENDERSON | William | Rathmullan |
| HILLY | Samuel | Rathmullan |
| KEELAN | William | Prieststown |
| KELLY | Charles | Laghardum |
| KELLY | Dennis | Far Anny |
| KELLY | Dennis | Glencross |
| KELLY | Dennis | Near Anny |
| KELLY | Dennis | Near Anny |
| KELLY | James | Far Anny |
| KELLY | Michael | Far Anny |
| KELLY | Michael | Far Anny |
| KELLY | Michael | Near Anny |
| KELLY | Michael | Near Anny |
| KELLY | William | Laghardum |
| KENIN | Bryan | Creeveoughter |
| KERR | Jane | Rathmullen |
| KERR | John | Rathmullen |
| KERR | John | Skeog |
| KERR | Patrick | Drumhallagh Upper |
| KERR | Patrick | Upper Drumhallagh |
| KERR | Robert | Rathmullen |
| KNOX | Colonel | Glencross |
| KNOX | Colonel | Kintale |
| KNOX | Colonel | Rathmullan |
| LOCKARD | John | Killygarvan Lower |
| LOCKART | Robert | Balliboe |
| LOCKART | Widow | Killicolman |
| LOCKART | William | Drumur |
| LOCKART | William | Killygarvan Lower |
| LOGUE | Daniel | Coyles Town |
| LOUGHERY | Daniel | Glencross |
| LOUGHERY | Neal | Drumhallagh Upper |
| LOUGHERY | Neil | Upper Drumhallagh |
| LOUGHERY | Patrick | Drumhallagh Upper |
| LOUGHERY | Patrick | Upper Drumhallagh |
| LOWERY | George | Rathmullan |
| LYNCH | Thomas & partners | Far Anny |
| MAGHAN | James | Kinletteragh |
| MAGHEE | Capt. | Cravery |
| MALSEED | John | Rathmullan |
| MALSEED | Robert & partners | Aughavenan |
| MARLEY | Daniel & partners | Gortlough |
| MARLEY | James | Kinletteragh |
| MARTIN | Charles | Cravery |
| MARTIN | Denis | Rathmallen |
| MARTIN | James | Creeveoughter |
| MARTIN | Patrick | Glencross |
| MCATEER | Widow | Fallags |
| MCAWARD | Widow | Fallags |
| MCBRYDE | Daniel | Skeog |
| MCCAFFERTY | John | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCCAFFERTY | John | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCCAFFERTY | John | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCCAFFERTY | Patrick | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCCAFFERTY | Patrick | Killicolman |
| MCCAFFERTY | Patrick | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCCAFFERTY | Widow | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCCAFFERTY | Widow | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCCAFFERTY | Widow | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCCLURE | Jane | Rathmullan |
| MCCOLLUM | ……..? | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCCOLLUM | Bryan | Ballyalligan |
| MCCOLLUM | Bryan | Rindroe |
| MCCOLLUM | Daniel | Rathmullan |
| MCCOLLUM | Daniel | Rathmullan |
| MCCOLLUM | Danl. | Clondallin West |
| MCCOLLUM | Dennis | Ballyalligan |
| MCCOLLUM | Dennis | Rindroe |
| MCCOLLUM | Domnick | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCCOLLUM | Domnick | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCCOLLUM | Edward | Rathmullan |
| MCCOLLUM | James | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCCOLLUM | James | Rathmullan |
| MCCOLLUM | James | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCCOLLUM | John | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCCOLLUM | John | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCCOLLUM | Patrick | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCCOLLUM | Roger | Clondallin West |
| MCCOLLUM | William | Ballyalligan |
| MCCOLLUM | William | Laghardum |
| MCCOLLUM | William & partners | Newtown |
| MCCOLLUM | William, Jun. | Clondallin West |
| MCCOLLUM | William, Sen. | Clondallin West |
| MCCONALOGUE | Michael | Balliboe |
| MCCONALOGUE | Michael | Rathmullan |
| MCCONALOGUE | Patrick | Rathmullan |
| MCCOOL | ………? | Laghardum |
| MCCORMICK | William & partners | Mullinlaghan |
| MCDAID | Edward | Dohertys Town (Part of Aughterlin) |
| MCDERMOTT | Patrick | Rathmullan |
| MCFADEN | ………? | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCFADEN | Arthur | Boyles Town |
| MCFADEN | Manus | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCFADEN | Manus | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCFADEN | Neal | Clondallin East |
| MCFADEN | Patrick | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCFADEN | Widow | Boyles Town |
| MCFADEN | Widow | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCFADEN | William | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCFADEN | William | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCGARVEY | Edward | Divers Town |
| MCGARVEY | Owen | Drumhallagh |
| MCGARVEY | Owen | Lower Drumhallagh |
| MCGARVEY | William | Rathmallen |
| MCGENLEY [MCGINLEY] | Denis | Cannings Town |
| MCGENLEY [MCGINLEY] | John | Cannings Town |
| MCGHEE | Charles | Rathmullan |
| MCGHEE | John | Meenreagh |
| MCGHEE | John | Rathmallen |
| MCGLASHAN | Edward | Kinletteragh |
| MCGLASHAN | James | Drumur |
| MCGLASHAN | John | Drumur |
| MCGLIN | Patrick | Near Anny |
| MCGLINN | Patrick | Far Anny |
| MCGOWAN | Charles | Skeog |
| MCGOWEN | George | Rathmullan |
| MCGOWEN | Patrick | Rathmullan |
| MCGRAGH | John | Cannings Town |
| MCGRORTY | Robert | Cannings Town |
| MCGRORTY | William | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MCGRORTY | William | Upper Drumhallagh |
| MCGRORY | Daniel | Rathmullan |
| MCGRORY | Philip | Cravery |
| MCKEDEN | Robert, Jun. | Rathmullan |
| MCKEDEN | Robert, Sen. | Rathmullan |
| MCKEDEN | Thomas | Rathmallen |
| MCKENNA | Alexr. | Glencross |
| MCKENNA | Daniel | Garnahalloway |
| MCKENNA | John | Glencross |
| MCKENNA | Samuel | Glencross |
| MCLASHAN [MCGLASHAN] | William | Coyles Town |
| MCLAUGHLIN | Charles | Laghardum |
| MCLOUGHERY | Widow & partners | Boyles Town |
| MCLOUGHLIN | Philip | Balliboe |
| MCMACKIN | Mrs. | Rathmullen |
| MCMARTEY | Daniel | Prieststown |
| MCMARTY | Patk. | Prieststown |
| MCMENAMIN | Edward | Creeve |
| MCMENAMIN | John | Creeve |
| MCNAGHT | Andrew | Gortlough |
| MCNAUGHT | John | Rathmullan |
| MCNAUGHT | John | Rathmullen |
| MCNEILL | Robert | Creeve |
| MCNUTT | James | Glencross |
| MCSWINE | Edw. | Laghardum |
| MCSWINE | James | Clondallin West |
| MCSWINE | James & Sons | Cannings Town |
| MCSWINE | Michael | Crevary Lower |
| MCSWINE | Patk. | Clondallin West |
| MCVAY [MCVEIGH] | Michael | Rathmullen |
| MONTGOMERY | George | Far Anny |
| MONTGOMERY | John | Far Anny |
| MONTGOMERY | John | Rathmullan |
| MONTGOMERY | John & partners | Rathmullan |
| MONTGOMERY | Joseph | Far Anny |
| MONTGOMERY | Widow | Far Anny |
| MORNING | Charles | Clondallin West |
| MORNING | Harry | Rathmallen |
| MORNING | Henry | Creeveoughter |
| MORNING | William | Killicolman |
| MORRISON | James | Kintale |
| MORRISON | John | Glencross |
| MORRISON | John & partners | Aughavenan Next Rathmullen |
| MULHERIN | Thomas | Drumhallagh Upper |
| MULHERIN | Thomas | Upper Drumhallagh |
| NELSON | ……..? | Gortlough |
| O’DONNELL | James | Rathmallen |
| PATTERSON | Alexander | Glencross |
| PATTERSON | Alexander | Gortcross |
| PATTERSON | Nathaniel | Glencross |
| PORTER | Thomas | Rathmullan |
| REA | Charles, Esq. | Kintale |
| REA | Charles, Esq. | Rathmullan |
| RORTY | Thomas | Laghardum |
| SHARNEEN | Charles | Ballinamullen |
| SHEERAN [SHERIDAN] | Widow (now Patrick McBride) | Creeveoughter |
| SHERDAN [SHERIDAN] | James | Lower Drumhallagh |
| SHERDAN [SHERIDAN] | John | Drumhallagh Upper |
| SHERDAN [SHERIDAN] | John | Upper Drumhallagh |
| SHERDAN [SHERIDAN] | Neal | Lower Drumhallagh |
| SHERDAN [SHERIDAN] | Patrick | Drumhallagh Upper |
| SHERDAN [SHERIDAN] | Patrick | Upper Drumhallagh |
| SHERDAN [SHERIDAN] | Thomas | Lower Drumhallagh |
| SHERDAN [SHERIDAN] | Dudley | Drumhallagh |
| SHERDAN [SHERIDAN] | James | Drumhallagh |
| SHERDAN [SHERIDAN] | Neal | Drumhallagh |
| SHERDAN [SHERIDAN] | Thomas | Drumhallagh |
| SHERDAND [SHERIDAN] | Charles | Lower Drumhallagh |
| SHERDAND [SHERIDAN] | Charles | Drumhallagh |
| SHERIDAN | Dudley | Lower Drumhallagh |
| SHERIDAN | John | Drumhallagh |
| SHERIDAN | John | Lower Drumhallagh |
| SHERIDAN | Owen & partners | Newtown |
| SHERIDAN | Patrick | Lower Drumhallagh |
| SHERIDAN | Thomas | Meenreagh |
| SHERIDAN | William | Kinletteragh |
| SHEVLIN | John | Drumhallagh Upper |
| SHEVLIN | John | Upper Drumhallagh |
| SHEVLIN | Owen | Drumhallagh Upper |
| SHEVLIN | Owen | Upper Drumhallagh |
| SMYTH | Captain | Rathmullan |
| SMYTH | Colen | Crevary Lower |
| SMYTH | John | Upper Killigarvan |
| SMYTH | John & partners | Upper Killigarvan |
| SMYTH | Robert | Aughavenan |
| SMYTH | Robert | Kinnegar |
| STARET [STARRETT] | James | Rathmallen |
| STEWART | John | Aughavenan |
| STEWART | John | Aughavenan |
| STEWART | Samuel | Glencross |
| STEWART | Widow | Aughavenan |
| STEWART | Widow Alexander | Aughavenan |
| STITT | Martha | Rathmullan |
| STITT | Widow | Rathmullen |
| STRAIN | John | Skeog |
| SWEENEY | Alexander | Rathmullen |
| SWEENY | William | Garnahalloway |
| TAWSEY | John | Rathmallen |
| TAY | John | Coyles Town |
| THOMAS | Michael | Craig |
| THOMSON | William | Killygarvan |
| TODD | Charles | Rathmullan |
| TODD | Solomon | Rathmullan |
| WARD | Daniel | Rathmallen |
| WARD | Richard | Carnafeagh |
| WARNOCK | Widow | Rathmullan |
| WILLIAMSON | Lewis | Glencross |
| WILSON | William | Killygarvan |
Commissioner: WILLIAM THOMSON of Altaughaderry, Co. Donegal
Further Killygarvan Parish records can be viewed here:
Killygarvan Parish Records, Co. Donegal
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