Griffith's Valuation

Griffith's Valuation, the main authority for the adjustment of rents under the Irish Land Act, was calculated by Mr (afterwards Sir) Richard Griffith, appointed commissioner to carry out the scheme resolved on by the government in 1825. The results were first published in 1850, and have been much discussed in recent years; but the valuation may be regarded as a most minute and exact basis for equitable taxation and the fixing of fair rents.