Names in Tithe Aplottment records for Altivra, Co. Leitrim

[C Habes]

Altivra, also called Altavra and Altivara, is listed in the Tithe Aplottment books (1833) as a townland in the Parish of Killargy, <br>Diocese of Kilmore, County of Leitrim.<p>The farmers listed in Altivra are:<p>James Caferty<br>Pat Carney<br>John Connor<br>Bridget Darcy<br>Pat Doherty<br>Hugh Flynn<br>Terrance Flynn<br>Stephen Flynn<br>Dan'l Gallagher<br>Hugh Heaty (sic)<br>James Keoan (sic)<br>Bernard Mahon<br>Pat Mahon<br>Pat Mahon Jr.<br>John McLaughlin<br>John McMorry (sic - possibly McMorrow)<br>Pat McMorry <br>Peter McNama (sic)<br>Peter McSweeney<br>Hugh Oats<br>Robert Payne<br>Thos. Sweeney<br>Thos. Trotter<p>These twenty-three farmers seem to have shared the townland in a 'rundale' arrangement. They are all listed as 'occupiers' of<br>28 acres of arable land, 170 acres of 'moory" land, 164 acres<br>of mountain and 60 acres of bog. In the 'rundale' system, a<br>group of small farmers would band together to bid for a lease<br>on a townland. Their families would build a cluster of <br>cottages without any shops or services, called a 'clachan'. <br>Each farmer would be assigned strips of good and bad land <br>so that each family received an equitable share of each kind <br>of land.<p>
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[Ray McWeeny]

Is there any way to access these records online? I am interested in other townlands in Leitrim
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[CHabes]

You can do a search using the townlands you are interested in or check the postings on various genealogy boards and mailing lists, but I don't know of any comprehensive transcriptions of the Tithe Aplottment books. They are on microfilm and can be ordered and viewed at local LDS Family History Centers.
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