Research on Bellair or Ballyard Castle Site, Co. Offaly (Parish of Lemanaghan, Barony of Garrycastle). County Inventory Registration: 893.
Contains a field sheet, a written report over one page and ten photographs.

Deeds of tenancy leases and documents relating to the property and lands of the Bellair Estate.

Lease renewable forever of the town and lands of Ballyard [Bellair], containing 300 acres, from Henry and Peter Marsh to John Mulock from 1741, at the yearly rent of four shillings and nine pence per acre for the next four years.

Letter from Thomas Molloy, Land Agent, Bellair, to Thomas Greene, 24 Upper Dominick Street, Dublin City regarding payment to Larry Bewley of Ballinagore of £300 by William Inchlock, and general updates on the Bellair estate.

Handwritten schedules of documents associated with the townlands of Bellair, Skekanagher, Carraghdown, Clonshanny, Moate, Killeenboylegan and Curries in the Bellair Estate, with a surveyed measurements of Bellair, Skehana and Curraghdown.

Original incoming and copy outgoing letters relating to Ernest H Browne's management of the Bellair Estate. Matters referred to include: schedule of the transfer of head rent of lands in Bellair from the original lessee, Thomas Lowe, to his descendants; arrangements between W B Homan Mulock and Patrick Keena for a 16 year purchase of the lands; schedule of deeds and documents received by W B Homan Mulock from A & L Goodbody, solicitors.

Includes letter from A & L Goodbody to W B Homan Mulock, following the destruction of Dublin's Custom House, "Owing to all their records having been destroyed, the Inland Revenue Officials have asked us to lodge with them for noting the copies of the wills of your Father and Grand-uncle and we should be glad if you would let us have these copies at your early convenience" (14 June 1921).