Brennan, Mackay, Flannery - St Mary's Westmeath

Hi Anne,

You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38). Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS). The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townland name, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of land. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.

Also  www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at.

Some information that may be of use to you can be found at:

http://www.athlone.ie/Genealogy

Or you could try contacting St Mary's directly for further assistance:

http://ardaghdiocese.org/athlone/index.html

http://www.drum.ie/parish/contact

I wish you the best of luck with your search.

Kind regards,

Genealogy support