Estate of JOHN WILLIAM JOHNSTON et al, Lot no. 1, 1858
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LAND: ESTATE OF JOHN WILLIAM JOHNSTON ET AL, LOT NO. 1, 1858
EXPARTE
WILLIAM PALMER - PETITIONER
ON TUESDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1858
*some verbiage and some columns edited for space.
Key: A R P = Acres, Roods, Perches. Measurement of land Key: 40 Perches = 1 Rood. 4 Roods = 1 acre.
LOT No. 1
Lands of MULCAN, Commonly called Reask, Lisaveagh, Middle Mulcan, and Carrick, situate in the half Barony of Rosclogher,
and County of Leitrim, held for lives renewable for ever.
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NO. DENOMINATION TENANTS NAMES A R P TENANTS TENURE OBSERVATIONS
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1 MULCAN PAT DEVANY 11 0 20 Lease made 9th November, 1825 The quantity demised by this lease
from HANNAH and ROBT. JOHNSTON to is 7 acres, Irish ...Liberty to lessee
PAT. DEVANY, for three lives, or to have bog, leave to cut bog off JOHN
thirty-one years; the lives are all BOYLAN'S division
in being, namely, PAT. DEVANY,the
lessee, MARTIN DEVANY, and THOMAS
MULLANIFF, all aged about 44 yrs.
2 ditto OWEN DEVANY 9 3 25 Tenant from year to year
3 ditto PAT. & OWEN DEVANY 2 1 15 Tenant from year to year
1/2 each
4 ditto CHARLES PARKE 9 1 0 Tenant from year to year
5 ditto ANDREW PARKE 9 0 35 Tenants from year to year
6 ditto CHARLES & ANDREW 6 0 30 Tenant from year to year This holding is bog or waste
PARKE 1/2 ea. bog
7 ditto MICHAEL DEVANY, jr. 23 0 20 Tenant from year to year
8 ditto LAUGHLIN M'TIERNAN 30 1 35 Lease dated 1st Nov. 1825, from The premises demised by this lease describes
HANNAH and ROBERT JOHNSTON to them as HUGH JAMES'S farm, with its proportion
LOUGHLIN M'TIERNAN, for 3 lives of Lisaveke bog, with two acres on the top of
or 31 yrs; the lives are all in Mulcan. ... The lessor's part of this lease not
being, namely, LOUGHLIN M'TIERNAN, forthcoming.
aged 43 years; MARTIN M'TIERNAN,
33 yrs. & BRYAN M'TIERNAN, fifty yrs.
9 ditto ditto 16 3 10 Tenant from year to year
10 ditto ditto 18 1 30 Tenant from year to year
11 ditto TERENCE & GARRET 29 2 34 Lease bearing date 1st November The lessor's part of this lease, or any copy
BOYLAN 1825, from HANNAH & ROBERT JOHNSTON thereof, not forthcoming.
to MATHEW BOYLAN, for the lives of
GARRET BOYLAN, TERENCE BOYLAN, and
MARTIN DOLAN, or 31 yrs. The said
TERENCE and GARRET BOYLAN, two
of said lives, are still in being,
the other life, MARTIN DOLAN, being
supposed to be dead.
12 MULCAN TERENCE BOYLAN 9 2 0 Tenant from yr. to yr.
13 ditto JAMES BOYLAN 9 1 10 Tenant from yr. to yr.
14 ditto CHRISTOPHER BOYLAN 20 2 18 Tenant from yr. to yr.
15 ditto {DOMINICK DEVANY 20 2 25 Lease from HANNAH & ROBERT JOHNSTON The quantity of land demised by this lease is 10A
{same to OWEN DEVANY, dated 8th November, Or 6P, Irish. The rent reserved is 20s. per acre.
1825, for 3 lives or 31 yrs. The lives The tenant is, therefor, tenant from yr. to yr. ;
16 ditto {Same 18 2 30 are in being, namely DOMINICK, THOMAS, as to the remainder, which is mixed up with the land
{Same and JOHN, sons of lessee. demised and cannot now be identified, determinable 1st
May in ea. year.
17 ditto FRANK BOYLAN 20 1 28 Lease from HANNAH & ROBERT JOHNSTON The original or counterpart of this lease, or any copy
to FRANCIS BOYLAN, dated 5th Nov. thereof, is not forthcoming, but the tenant will be
1825, for three lives. Two lives only bound to attorn to the purchaser.
are in being, namely, HENRY BOYLAN,
now aged about 60 yrs. and THOMAS
DEVANY,now aged about 51 years.
18 ditto MICHAEL DEVANY,sr. 14 3 37 Tenant from yr. to yr.
19 ditto JOHN DEVANY 20 3 1 Lease dated 5th November, 1825, from The quantity demised is not mentioned in this lease.
HANNAH and ROBERT JOHNSTON to PAT. ... Covenant by lessee to give eight days duty work,
DEVANY, for 3 lives or 31 yrs. The under a penalty of 2s, 6d, per day...Covenant by
lives are all in being, namely MICHAEL lessee to reclaim half an acre of blue-sand every
DEVANY, son to PAT. DEVANY, and THOMAS year, under penalty of one guinea in lieu thereof.
and DOMINICK DEVANY, all aged abt.
47 years.
20 ditto PATRICK DEVANY 19 1 5 Tenant from yr to yr.
21 ditto DOMINICK HART 19 2 30 Lease from HANNAH and ROBERT JOHNSTON The quantity demised is not mentioned in this lease.
to TERENCE HART, dated 22nd November, ... The lands demised gives lessee its portion of
1825, for three lives or 31 years. The Mulcan or Reaske bog. Covenant by lessee to give
lives are all in being, namely, DOMI- eight days duty work, under penalty of 2s. 6d. per
NICK HART, son of lessee, JAMES day like currency.
CULLEN, and LOUGHLIN M'TIERNAN, now
aged about 42 years each.
22 ditto RALPH PARKE 19 2 5 Tenant from yr to yr.
23 ditto ROBERT PARKE 23 1 10 Tenant from yr to yr.
Source: FHL # 0258828