Valuation Archives Search and Copying

Tailte Éireann provides certified extracts of rateable valuations from the archives and certified maps showing the valuation boundary of property.

The following services are provided upon receipt of completed application form and payment of fee:

• Current certificates of rateable valuation (Commercial Properties Only) (Form C1)
• Historical certificates of rateable valuation (Form C2)
• Certified copies of valuation maps (Form C2)
• General Search of Archival Records (Form C3)
• Certificates of Rateable Valuation under Section 67 of the Valuation Act 2001 (Form V2)
• Certificates of Rateable Valuation under Section 67A of the Valuation Act 2001 (Form V3)
• Certificates of Rateable Valuation under Section 67B of the Valuation Act 2001 (Form V4)

Please return completed applications by email to valinfo@tailte.ie or by post to Tailte Éireann – Valuation, Block 2 Irish Life Centre, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01E9X0.

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Registry of Deeds Search and Copying 

Official Search – ROD Form 11

Tailte Éireann provides certified search results from the Registry of Deeds records known as an Official Search on receipt of completed application form and payment of fee. The fee is €20 per name, for each specified lands or premises, for each period of ten years or part thereof.

An official search can be conducted from 1833 to the present day. You must know the name of the Grantor, the address and approximate time of the transaction to order an official search. The search results will be issued to you by post.

A search in the Registry of Deeds will disclose only whether documents have been executed dealing with the property transaction in question. To discover the effect of these documents, the deeds themselves (which are not retained by the Registry of Deeds) will have to be examined.

When the Grantor name is unknown, and the property transaction likely occurred between 1850s-1990s, viewing the Valuation Revision books at our Irish Life office may help with identification of possible grantor names.

Other useful sources for identifying possible grantor names include:

• Probate Office – The Courts Service of Ireland
• National Archives of Ireland
• Thoms Street Directory

Copying Services

Certified Copies (1708 –Present)

ROD Memorial/Copy Application Form

Tailte Éireann provides a certified copy of a Memorial/ROD Application Form on receipt of completed application form and payment of fee. The fee is €20 per Memorial/ROD Application Form requested. The copy will be issued to you by post.

Memorials were replaced by the Registry of Deeds (ROD) Application Form on 1 May 2008.

Plain Copies (1930-Present)

Tailte Éireann provides a plain copy of a Memorial/ROD Application Form upon payment of a fee of €1 per page. This service is available for Memorials/ROD Applications dating from 1930 to present only. A plain copy can be used for information purposes only, and not legal purposes.

If you do not have the serial number for the specific Memorial/ROD Application required, it will be necessary to carry out a Registry of Deeds search before ordering copies.

Applications on LandDirect

Registered LandDirect account holders can use their LandDirect account to order certified copies and official searches, and to carry out online searching of Registry of Deeds records by Grantor name from 1970 to date.

A user-friendly guide to online searching entitled ‘Registry of Deeds Help File’ is available in landdirect.ie when logged on as an account holder. Select the Registry of Deeds option in the Main Menu and then select Help at the top of the screen. This information is not visible when accessing landdirect.ie as a guest user.

Self-Service Digital Photography

Historical researchers are permitted to photograph records older than 100 years for the purposes of private research only. The service is available free of charge and enables researchers to use small handheld cameras or their mobile devices to capture images of records relevant to their research. Please speak with a member of staff in our reading room prior to imaging. The full terms and conditions governing use can be found on the Self-Service Photography Application Form.

Reproduction of Tailte Éireann Archives

To request permission to reproduce an image from our collections in publication or online, please apply to the Archives Manager by email or by post outlining details of publication request.