The National Archives of Ireland is a wonderful resource for exploring your Irish family history, and it is an invaluable place to explore the Tithe Applotment Books*. Unfortunately, if your ancestors lived in the civil parish of Kilgobban [sometimes spelled Kilgobbin] in the county of Kerry, Ireland, you will NOT find them in the Tithe Applotment Books at the National Archives of Ireland. Fortunately for me, at least seven years ago, I downloaded a copy of the now-missing pages. Since then, I have been unable to find the website from which I downloaded these pages. Therefore, for the benefit of others seeking to find traces of their ancestors in Kerry, I am writing this post to provide a link to images of the twenty missing pages.
The pages for Kilgobban from the Tithe Applotment Books include the townlands of Killelton, Knockglass Beg, West Knockglass Beg, Knockglass More, Bonnaw, Curraduff, Glandine, Curracullenagh, Beheenagh, Upper Kilteenbane, Lower Kilteenbane, Cool, Camp, Ballinknockane, Ballygarret, Cunnigeroe, Knuckanavacuish, Cappaclogh East, Cappaclogh West, Scrallaghbeg, Foilatrisnig, Doonore North, Doonore South, Glannagalt, Glanmore, West Cappaclough Mountain, East Cappaclough Mountain, and part of Doonore South.
* Tithe Applotment Books. From 1823 until 1828, regardless of your religious beliefs or affiliation, if you owned or leased more than an acre of farmland, you were required by law to pay a tithe to the Church of Ireland, the prevailing Protestant religious organization. The Tithe Applotment Books were compiled during this period to record the head of households who owed monies, describing their land holdings and the payments due.
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