
GENEALOGICAL riches from Limerick have been uncovered in the latest release of records from the Virtual Treasury of Ireland.
Now included in the 2025 findings is the 1981 Census showing the ‘rateable valuation’ of land across Ireland.
In Croom, farmers paid between £4 and £10, but neighbours in Newcastle West were only taxed between £2 and £5.
The Virtual Treasury has delivered eight local roadshows across the country since 2023, with Limerick to follow next on the list.
The Virtual Treasury of Ireland is now home to over 350,000 records and 250 million words of searchable Irish history.