The Primary Valuation was the first full-scale valuation of property in Ireland. It is one of the most important surviving 19th century genealogical sources. 

It was a survey of property occupiers in Ireland made between 1848 and 1864 and it's importance lies in the fact that it lists almost every head of household for each county. 

This valuation records every landowner and householder in Ireland in a period shortly after the famine. 

An Act was passed in 1826 that allowed for a uniform valuation of property in all Ireland in order to levy the county cess charges and grand Jury Rates. Thus began an assessment of the whole country, county by county by the Commissioner of Valuation, a Dublin geologist,  Sir Richard Griffith. 
Amendments were passed to the 1826 Act, the first in 1831 excluded those houses under the annual valuation of £3, another in 1836 excluded houses under £5 

The information given in the Griffiths is the following: 
The townland address and householders name; the name of the person from whom the property is leased; a description of the property; the acreage and the valuation. 

The following is a list of the property owners in Griffiths Valuation of Ireland - Athenry, County Galway 
 

Surname	Christian name	Townland or Street
Badger	Michael	Chapel St
Bane	John	Coolaran
Barret	Bridget	North Gate St.
Barret	Joseph	Cullairbaun
Barret	Joseph	Prospect
Barret	Bridget	North Gate St
Barret	James	Cross St.
Barret	James	Kingsland South
Barret	Joseph	Bridge St.
Barret	Joseph	Kingsland South
Belton	Michael	Chapel St.
Bisgood	Edmund	Barnaboy
Blackhall	Charles	Burke's Lane
Blackhall	Charles	Cross St.
Blackhall	Thomas	Ballybackagh
Blackhall	Thomas	Cossaun
Blake	James	Cross St.
Blake	John H.	Caraunduff
Blake	John H.	Knocknacreeva
Blake	Peter	Montpellier
Blake	Peter	Skeaghadderreen
Bodkin	Robert	Shantallow
Bourke	Jeremiah	Clamperpark
Bourke	Jeremiah	Mountain South
Bourke	John	Ballydavid Middle
Bourke	John	Clamperpark
Bourke	John	Mc Donald's Lane
Bourke	John	North Gate St.
Bourke	John	Turloughalanger
Bourke	Mary	Chapel St.
Bourke	Mary	Prospect
Bourke	Michael	Mc Donald's Lane
Bourke	Patrick	Carrowntober East
Bourke	Patrick	Clamperpark
Bourke	Patrick	Mountain South
Bourke	Peter	Chapel Lane
Bourke                    .	Thomas	Chapel St
Braddish	John	Chapel St
Bradish	John	Athenry
Bradley	James	Caherroyn
Brennan	Bridget	North Gate St
Brennan	James	Carrowntober East
Brennan	Joseph	Chapel St.
Brennan	Michael	Carrowntober East
Brennan	Patrick	Ballydavid North
Brennan	Patrick	Carrowntober East
Broderick	John	Bottom
Broderick	John	Loobroe
Broderick	Martin	Chapel Lane
Broderick	Peter	Chapel St.
Broderick	Peter	Davis Lane
Broderick	Thomas	Gloves Middle
Brown	Andrew	Moyveela
Browne	Andrew	Moyveela
Browne	Bartholomew	Chapel St
Browne	John	Turloughalanger
Burke Edmund	Barrettspark	Barrettspark
Burke	Edmund	Cashla
Burke	Edmund	Moor
Burke	John	North Gate St.
Burke	Mark	Foorkill,Coldwood
Burke	Thomas	Cross St.
Burke	Ulick	Cloonavadoge
Cahalan	Edward	Carrowntober East
Cahill	Anne	Foorkill,Coldwood
Cahill	John	Foorkill,Coldwood
Cahill	Mary	North Gate St
Cahill	Patrick	North Gate St.
Callan	Timothhy	Pollacappul
Callanan	Thomas	Carrowntober West
Callinan	Catherine	North Gate St
Calmount	Mary	Cross St
Cannon	Patrick	Bridge St.
Cannon	Patrick	Chapel St.
Carey	John	Ballygarraun South
Carey	John	Ballygarraun West
Carey	John	Cloran
Carey	Thomas	Ballygarraun West
Carthrew	Alexander	Castleturvin
Carthy	Ross	Castleturvin
Casserly	Patrick	Mira
Casserly	Thomas	Mira
Clancy	John	Blean
Clarke	James	Ballydavid Middle
Clasby	Martin	Deerpark
Clasby	Patrick	Kingsland South
Clasby	Thomas	Ballygarraun South
Clasby	Thomas	Kingsland South
Cloonan	John	Carrowntober West
Cloonan	William	Foorkill,Coldwood

 

Cody	John	Cloonavadoge
Coheen	John	Court Lane
Cohen	Catherine	Caherroyn
Cohen	Denis	Cross St.
Cohen	John	Caherroyn
Cohen	John	Pollacappul
Coleman	John	Cross St.
Colles	Maurice	Pollnagroagh
Collins	Martin	Ballybrone
Collins	Michael	Ballygarraun South
Collins	Michael	Chapel St.
Collins	Thomas	Ballybrone
Colter	Michael	Ballydavid Middle
Commons	Thomas	Foorkill,Coldwood
Concar	Johanna	Cloonavadoge
Connolly	John	Park
Connolly	Martin	Chapel St.
Connolly	Mary	Carrowntober East
Connolly	Mary	Chapel St.
Connolly	Patrick	Bridge St.
Connolly	Patrick	Shantallow
Connolly	Timothy	Derrydonnell North
Connor	James	Rahard
Connor	John	Ballydavid North
Connor	Martin	Chapel Lane
Connor	Michael	Carrowntober East
Cooney	John	Cross St.
Cooney	Thomas	Chapel Lane
Coppinger	James	Park
Coppinger	Thomas	Blean
Coppinger	Thos., Sr.	Pollnagroagh
Corbett	Denis	Loughaunenaghan
Corbishly	Johnathan	Rathmorrissy
Cormickan	Patrick	Turloughalanger
Cormicken	Michael	Cross St.
Cornealy	Timothy	Farranablake West
Cornealy	Timothy	Furzypark
Cornealy	Timothy	Mulpit
Costello	Martin	Ballybrone
Costello	Thomas	Ballinloughaun
Costello	Thomas	Cashla
Costello	Thomas	Peakroe
Costelloe	Myles	Derrymaclaughna
Coyne	Patrick	Park
Coyne	Timothy	Park
Cronnelly	Patrick	Chapel St
Crosby	Honoria	Foorkill,Coldwood
Culkeen	Daniel	Cross St.
Culkeen	William	Barrack Lane
Cullinan	Francis	North Gate St.
Cullinane	Martin	Ballybrone
Cullinane	Thomas	Barnaboy
Cullinane	Thomas	Derrymaclaughna
Cunniff	Catherine	North Gate St.
Cunniff	John	Mc Donald's Lane
Cunniff	Patrick	North Gate St
Curly	William	Foorkill,Coldwood
Curran	Michael	Loobroe
Curran	Rev. Peter	Athenry
Curran	Rev. Peter	Chapel St.
Curran	Rev. Peter	Gorteenacra
Cusack	Honoria	Loughaunenaghan
Daly	Mary	Caherroyn
Davock	John	Castleturvin
Davock	John	Clamperpark
Davock	John	Turloughalanger
Davock	Michael	Castleturvin
Davock	Owen	Castleturvin
Davock	Patrick	Toberconnelly
Davock	Peter	Castleturvin
Delany	Hugh	Chapel Lane
Deveney	Patrick	Chapel St
Dillon	Michael	Millpark
Dolly	Timothy	Ballyglass
Donnelly	Timothy	Loughaunenaghan
Donohoe	Bridget	Gloves West
Donohoe	John	Caherfinesker
Donohoe	John	Rahard
Donohoe	Patrick	North Gate St
Donohoe	Patrick	Rahard
Donohoe	Thomas	Ballydavid North
Dowd	Thomas	Carrowntober East
Duffy	John	Barnaboy
Duggan	James	Cross St
Dunleavy	John	Chapel St.
Dunlevy	Denis	Ballygarraun North
Dunlevy	Thomas	Ballygarraun North
Dunlevy	Thomas	Ballygarraun South
Dynes	James	Rahard
Eagle	Bryan	Cloran
Egan	James	Caherfinesker
Egan	Joseph	Cloran
Egan	Patrick	Caherfinesker
Egan	Thaddeus	Cashla
Elliot	Patrick	Caherfinesker
Evans	Edward	Farranablake East
Evans	Edward	Mountain South
Fahy	Bridget	Cloonavadoge
Fahy	James	Chapel St.
Fahy	John	Deerpark

 
 

Fahy	John	Knockbaun
Fahy	John	Park
Fahy	John	Tobernaveen
Fahy	Michael	Foorkill,Coldwood
Fahy	Patrick	Coolaran
Fahy	Patrick	Loughaunenaghan
Fahy	Philip	Loughaunenaghan
Fahy	Theophilus	North Gate St.
Fahy	Thomas	Loughaunenaghan
Fahy	Thomas	Moyveela
Farrell	Anne	Mountain South
Farrell	Patrick	Mountain South
Flaherty	Patrick	Barnaboy
Flaherty	Thomas	Caherfinesker
Flannery	Patrick	Clamperpark
Flannery	Thomas	Mountain South
Fleming	Margaret M.	Athenry
Flynn	John	North Gate St.
Ford	Patrick	Foorkill,Coldwood
Ford	Timothy	Derrydonnell Beg
Ford	Timothy	Mountain West
French	Patrick	Barnaboy
French	Robert	Caherfinesker
French	Robert	Derrydonnell Beg
French	Robert	Derrydonnell North
French	Robert	Greethill
French	Stephen	Caherfinesker
Freney	William	Mountain West
Fury	Anne	Ballinloughaun
Fyan	Michael	Burke's Lane
Fyan	Thomas	Mc Donald's Lane
Gallagher	Patrick	Cross St
Gardiner	Michael	Cossaun
Gibbons	Michael	Barnaboy
Gill	James	Peakroe
Gill	John	Baunmore
Gilligan	William	Chapel Lane
Gilmore	Thomas	Chapel Lane
Givney	John	Cashla
Gleese	Patrick	Mc Donald's Lane
Glynn	James	Ballygarraun North
Glynn	Patrick	Cross St.
Grady	Bridget	Carrowntober East
Grady	Patrick	Carrowntober West
To be finished shortly -

 

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