Two books were used for the 1840 and 1850 visitations by two different compilier. The first complier used the left side of the pages for the 1840 Book 1 for the visitations except for a few pages where he continued his notations on the right side. The handwriting is the same on these pages.

The second complier used the right hand pages of Book 1 for the 1850 visitation. The first date noted opposite page 1 is "Nov 20th 1850. He continued using the right hand pages throughout his visitation. However, the first compilier who did the 1840 Book 1 visitation, used a few of the right hand pages for the visitation for 1840. In the 1850 visitation five dates are noted: 20 November 1850, 26 November 1850, 4 December 1850 and 26 December 1850 Five townlands are also listed: Gortnamoya, Tamey More, Metichin, Caa and Killy Kergin. These townlands are in the Parish of Errigale. Even numbered pages of this book are for the 1850 visitation. The 1850 visitation covers only a few townlands and families.

I have chosen to divided the 1840 visitation from the 1850 visitation. Most of the page numbers for the 1840 visitation in Book 1 will have odd numbers. I have kept the numbers assigned to families by Richard Torrens. When he did the 1850 visitation he combined them into one text where I decided to do them separately They is no right way, only a matter of preference. Richard Torrens assigned family numbers. There is a skip in numbers for this visitation as Richard combined all pages in Book.

Family numbers nor page numbers do not appear in the original manuscript. Families which appear on the left hand pages have been assigned F and those appear on the right hand pages have been assigned X.

Names that are not clear are enclosed with a parentheis.

Sample pages of selected pages can be seen in Book One. X numbers have been assigned to the even pages except for a few pages that continued the 1840 visitation.

Families from the 1850 visition have been cross referenced to the 1840 Book 2 visitation for clarifation.

X027 X023 continued
David
Margaret
A line is drawn between Margaret and Catherine. It is not clear that the children below are the children of David Brooks.
Catherin
Ellinr
John
James
Eliza

X029
Wm DABBNS
Nancy do Wife is not stated
Children
Jane
Hannah
Elizabeth
Thomas
David
Ref: 1840-2, F078

X034
Saml MC KOOK
Eliza wife
Name of children omitted
Jas
Mary
Sarah
Anne
Samuel
Wm

X030
Widow MC KOOKE
N of child
Jas
Thos
Mary
Margaret KANE
Ref: 1840-2, F090

X038
George KENNING
Mary do wife
Ref: 1840-2, F094

X042
Robt LYTLE
Ellin wife
Ref: 1840-2, F096

X045
Robt MILLAR
Jane wife not stated
N of Chil
Isabella
Wm
John
Jane
Robt
Joseph
Elizabeth
Ref: 1840-2, F099

049
Mrs CARR
Mrs. FULLERTON
Miss (FULLERTON?)
Archy
Mary
James
In the second entry for Miss, the last names is overwritten and is not clear
Ref: 1840-2, F101

X050
John CANNING
Anne wife
N of C
John
Mary
Ellin
Letitia
Robinsen
Ref: 1840-2, F092