Title: Tithe-payers in parishes in north Co. Antrim
Date: 1824-34
Description: This database includes the names and addresses of tithe-payers in the north Antrim parishes of Armoy, Ballymoney, Billy, Derrykeighan/Grange of Drumtullagh, Dunaghy, Dunluce, Finvoy, Grange of Dundermot, Kildollagh, Killagan, Kilraghts, Loughguile and Rasharkin. Tithes were paid to the clergy of the Established Church (Church of Ireland) by occupiers of tithable land, regardless of their own religious affiliation. The Tithe Composition Act of 1823 stipulated that tithes were to be paid in cash, rather than in kind as they previously could have been. This necessitated a complete valuation of tithable land, the results of which are found in the tithe applotment books arranged by parish.
Source: Tithe applotment books, PRONI (FIN/5/A)
Compiled by: UHF volunteers