Land: Rental of O'Brien Estate in Newmarket in Co. Clare 1738. Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Wexford Index Land Records Copyright File Contributed by: James G. Ryan jim.ryan@circa.ie ________________________________________________________________________ RENTAL OF O'BRIEN ESTATE IN NEWMARKET IN CO. CLARE 1738. This is a list of 27 tenants and others on the O'BRIEN estate in Newmarket-on-Fergus and surrounding townlands in County Clare in 1738. They are extracted from a small rental document in the National Library of Ireland (Inchiquin Papers: Ms 14,431). It rental has columns showing tenant's name; denomination (i.e. the property rented); rent; arrears; and 'receipts'. The receipts column details payments received in cash, by means of work or services, or in goods. For example, Laurence Egan is credited as providing 'diet' for a John MULLOY. Although only 17 properties are listed, the document refers to 27 persons. The additional people are referenced in the payments made. Interesting names listed include HASHOA, which is repeated several times in the record. No contemporary reference was found to this name, although the names HASSIE and HASSO both appear in 19th century Clare records. The names listed are: George LEWIS (for holding in part of Rathfolan) Michael MURPHY (for holding in part of Kilkearane West) Bryan McMAHON (for 16 acres in Kilkearan West) John McINERHINY (mentioned in receipts) Michael KELLY (for the Red Cow Inn) Teige McINERHINY (for Cunneen's holdings) Synan NOWLAND (noted as receiving rent from above tenant) Andrew HASHOA? (for his tenement). The 'receipts column notes: 'received by Synan NOWLAND from Hallurans Maulster' and also "Allowed Old HASHOA in Lady O'BRIEN'S note". Connor FAHY (for a tenement) Thomas WISE (?) (For Chambre's holdings) Laurence EGAN (for the customs & for his tenement) John MULLOY (part of above rent was allowed for 'diet of Jon. MULLOY'. Teige KELLY (payment to him is taken as a contribution to rent of Laurence EGAN) Teige HASHOA (contribution to rent of Laurence EGAN) Samuel TOMSON (Newmarket Mills) John BROADY (BREADY?) (rent contribution for Samuel TOMSON) Tim BAWN (payment for '2 bushels of wheat's credited as a rent contribution for Samuel TOMSON) Dennis McDONELL - (payment '...for his bill of work' is credited as a rent contribution for Samuel TOMSON) Laurence HALLURAN (Hallinan?) (for his tenement) Patrick CURTIN - (payment '...for his bill of work' is credited as a rent contribution for Laurence HALLURAN) James TOBIN (cooper) - (payment '...for his bill of work' is credited as a rent contribution for Laurence HALLURAN) Denis McNAMARA (for Fahy's holdings) Roger ...ANOGH? (for his tenement) Leonard WHITE (for a tenement) Matthew. WEEKES (?) (for a holding in Aylecotty & Kilkearane East) Henry COLPOYS (for holding in Rathfolan Begg and part of Rathfolan More) Sir Edward O'BRIEN (noted as receiving rent directly from Henry COLPOYS)