In the latest episode of Talking History, we learn about John O’Donovan.
In the early 1820s, a consistent island-wide valuation of property in Ireland was initiated by the British parliament as a basis for an effective taxation system. John O’Donovan (1806-1861), led a project of information collection, notation and compilation.
His Ordnance Survey Letters are the surveyors’ field notes and give an insight into Donegal pre-famine.
Dr Joe Kelly joined Greg to discuss Mr Donovan’s take on the county:
