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Envelope of leases of Newtown, barony of Ballybritt, the lease of 1757 (which is long and complicated, and which makes reference to the debts of Sir William Parsons, 4th Bt) also comprising parts of Derrinlough and Dovegrove [see Q/37 and 39. In date order.]
Envelope of leases of premises and fields in Clonahane or on the outskirts of Birr in the direction of Clonahane. [For the background to Clonahane, see Q/29.]
Envelope of leases of premises in Brendan Street, [formerly Kennedy’s Lane], and Market Square. The envelope also includes papers relating to the sale of properties in Brendan Street and Market Square to the Electricity Supply Board and various other purchasers.
Envelope of leases of premises which are described as being near the old bridge, near the old gaol (alias ‘house of correction’) or in Old Bridge Street. [In date order.] The envelope also includes papers relating to the sale of property in Bridge Street to Mary Dunne.
Box of leases of premises in Castle Street, including a lease and counterpart lease of ‘Crotty’s Church’, 1837 [see E/11], and papers relating to the sale of a Castle Street fee farm grant to the personal representatives of Claude Corcoran. The box also includes a large folder of correspondence about the Birr Trustee Company’s proposed purchase of Spinner’s Bistro in Castle Street, which was eventually bought by another party.