About Valuation Revision Books
PRONI holds valuation records relating to the valuation of property in Northern Ireland from the 1830s to 1993. The original purpose was, and remains, the assessment of every building and every piece of land and an estimation of its financial value.
Searching Valuation Revision Books
A searchable placename index linking to digitised images of Valuation Revision Books covering counties Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone between the years 1864 to 1933.
About Valuation Revision Books PRONI
Valuation Revision Books in context
The first Townland Valuation (PRONI Reference: VAL/1) of 1828 to 1840 was followed by a Primary Valuation of Ireland (1848 to 1864), better known as Griffith’s Valuation. After that, properties were valued annually from 1864 until the early 1930s (the annual Valuation Revision Books (PRONI Reference: VAL/12/B)).
Each year, valuers recorded any change to
- the names of occupiers or immediate lessors
- quality or dimensions of the properties,
- any differences in the acreage and value
The changes were recorded in different colours of ink, one colour for each year, and the alterations are usually dated. This can help to establish significant dates in family history, such as dates of death, sale or migration.
Sample images from the Valuation Revision Books PRONI
