Carlow County - Ireland Genealogical Projects (IGP TM)
Land Lease Records
17th Century Carlow Leases
1677, 1678, 1680 & 1681
by T. Clarke
17th Century Carlow leases (NLI MF No. 4767)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1677 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- SEIX-GREY
- 25/3/1677
- A lease for ye lives of John Seix, Edward Seix, James Seix. A plott called Widdow Grey's plott without Dublin Gate, with two small plotts adjoining, and alsoe one called Heretage Plott.
- SCOOLY-BROWNE -MASTERS
- 25/3/1677
- A lease for ye lives of William Scooly, Richard Scooly, Robert Browne. One plott and a halfe in Tullagh Street, mearing with Mrs. Masters Plott on ye east, with Mary Braziers plott on ye west and 110 foot in front
- PAGETT-WARRENER
- 25/3/1677
- A lease for the lives of Julian Pagett, Isaac Warrener, William Pagett. Three small tenements in the Graige, alsoe 8½ acres in ye same.
- ROCHFORD-BAMBRICK-SAUNDERS-PAGETT
- 25/3/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Alexander Rochford, Elizabeth Rochford, John Bambrick. Tenement and plott in Dublin Street, in ye front east 47 foot, Robert Saunders plott on ye north, Cott lane on ye west, and John Pagett's plott on ye south.
- ROCHFORD-BUTCHER-BAMBRIGG
- 25/3/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Laurance Rochford, Elizabeth Butcher, Arthur Bambrigg. A parcel of land without Dublin Gate containing 40 acres and a small close lying alsoe without Dublin Gate.
- HOWES-REYNOLD-DOYLE
- 25/3/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Alice Howes, Mary Howes, Edward Howes. A tenement and plott in Tullagh Street, in Ye front north 140 foot, Doyles Plott on ye west ye lane leading from Tullagh Gate on ye east, Mr. Reynold's haggard on ye south.
- GLOVER-BRAZIER-SCOOLY
- 25/3/1677
- A lease for ye lives of George Glover, Robert Brazier, Anne Brazier. Tenement and plott called Mary Brazier's plott in Tullagh Street in ye front north 70 foot, ye narrow lane on ye east, ye Back Lane south, William Scooly's plott on ye west.
- MURRY-DOOLING-CULLIN
- 25/3/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Mary Murry, Patrick Murry, Francis Murry. Tenement and plott in ye Graige, in ye front north 96 fott, ye strand of river Barrow on ye east, Connor Dooling's plott on ye south and John Cullin's on ye west.
- PURCELL-SUMERS-CULLIN
- 25/3/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Geffry Purcell, Joane Purcell, Walter Purcell. Tenement and plott of ground in ye Graig, to ye front east 46 foot, John Sumer's plott on ye north, and with John Cullin's fields on ye west and south.
- WALSH-SCOOLY
- 25/3/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Charles Walsh, Richard Walsh, Henry Walsh. Tenement and plott in Tullagh Street, in ye front north 63 foot, ye lane leading to ye Burren on ye west, the town wall on ye east William Scooly's plott on ye south.
- KEAGAN
- 27/3/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Thomas Keagan, Ellen Keagan, Ann Keagan. Tenement and plott of ground 70 foot, alsoe a parcel called Mount Close containing 6 acres, all in ye Graige.
- STRANGE-PORTER
- 27/3/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Richard Strange, Andrew Strange, James Porter. House and plott of ground in Dublin Street, in ye front west 52 foot, and a parcel being part of ye Martland 30 acres, alsoe a parcel called Coolebenock 5 acres.
- CARRELL-ELLIS
- 18/6/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Edmond Carrell, Elizabeth Carrell, Marcus Carrell. The house and fourth part of a plott in Dublin Street where ye said Edmond Carrell now dwelleth, and ye tenement and plott of ye late Robert Ellis in Castle Street.
- WARREN
- 18/6/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Katherin Warren, Ellen Warren, Henry Warren. Towne and lands of Ballymoyleran, Queens County containing 444 acres.
- BERNARD
- 18/6/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Thomas Bernard, Charles Bernard, William Bernard. The towne and lands of Mortellstowne containing 120 acres, and ye Martlands of ye Burren containing 40 acres.
- GARDINER-GOOD-CARRELL-WALL
- 18/6/1677
- A lease for ye lives of William Gardiner, Ann Gardiner, Redmond Wall. Tenement and plott called Vallinces Plott in Castle Street, in ye front south 43 foot, William Good's plott to ye east, Blackmoore's Head Inne to ye north and with Edward Carrell's on ye west.
- CARRELL-GARDINER--ALCOCK
- 18/6/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Edmond Carrell, Hugh Carrell, Ellen Carrell. Tenement and plott in Castle Street, in ye front south 63 foot, Gardiner's and Alcocks their plotts on ye east, Balckmoore's Head Inne on ye north, Templecroney Lane on ye west.
- BLACKSHAW-READ
- 18/6/1677 A lease for ye lives of Samuel Balckshaw, Rachell Blackshaw, Rachell Balckshaw Jnr. Tenement and plott in Castle Street, alsoe a Tanyard Island and garden having Richard Read's plott on ye east and on all other sides the river Burren.
- BLACKSHAW
- 28/6/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Samuel Blackshaw, Rachell Blackshaw, Rachell Blackshaw Jnr. Three fields or parcels of land in ye Graige containing .
- JONES-BRIDGE
- 23/6/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Richard Jones, Sarah Jones, Thomas Bridge. Dwelling houes, Brewhouse, and Gatehouse in Dublin Street, in ye front east 36½ foot, frontin alsoe Castle Street south 21 1/2 foot.
- CARRELL
- 28/6/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Edmond Carrell, Elizabeth Carrell, Peter Carrell, Rathnepish, a parcel of land soe called containing 62 acres 2 roods, meared with the Dublin Road on ye west and ye land of Little Pollardstowne on ye east.
- LONGDEVILL-STAFFORD
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Dame Anne Longdevill, Ann longdevill, Jane Longdevill. Lands called Tobacco Meadows being 7 acres, and one plott called Stafford's plott, alsoe two other plotts all near Castle.
- ROCHFORD-BUTCHER-BAMBRIGG
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Laurence Rochford, Elizabeth Buther, Arthur Bambrigg. Two parcels of land lying without Dublin Gate called heath Land, ( Now Strawhall) containing by estimation 123 acres.
- NOWLANDS-DOYLE-AMMON-MOORE
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of James Nowland, James Doyle, Katherin Ammon. Tenement and plott in Castle Street, in ye front north 118 foot, and on ye south 70 foot, Peter Moore's plott on ye east.
- HOLLYDAY-CREWHERN-WOULF
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Thomas Hollyday, Nathaniel Hollyday, Allen Hollyday. Tenement and plott in Burren Street, in ye front west 150 foot, Mrs. Crewhern's plott on ye east, ye river Burren on ye north, alsoe one other plott called Woulf's plott in ye same street in ye front west 95 foot.
- HOWES-REYNOLD-MASTERS-MASLEY-LYDALL
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Alice Howes, Mary Howes, Edward Howes. A tenement and plott in Tullagh Street in ye front south 80 foot, Mrs Masters garfen on ye north, ye land on ye east, John Lydall's plott on ye west.
- GRIFFIN-WILEY
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Richard Griffin, Sarah Wiley, Joane Wiles. Two Little Closes without Dublin Gate, containing 6 acres.
- WARREN-WILKIN-VICCARIDGE
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Katherin Warren, Ellen Warren, Henry Warren. Tenementand plott in Dublin Street, fronting to the street east, north Cott Lane on ye north, Viccaridge plott on ye west, and George Wilkin's plott on ye south.
- WILKINS-WHITE-GREENE-REYNOLD
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of George Wilkins, Elizabeth Wilkins, George Wilkins Jnr. Tenement being part of a plott in Dublin Street, in ye front east 35 fott, Joseph White's plott on ye north, William Greene's plott on ye west, and Edward Reynolds on ye south.
- CULLIN-DOOLING-MURRY
- 5/7/1677 A lease for ye lives of John Cullin, Thomas Cullin, Alice Cullin. Tenement and plott in ye Graige, fronting northwards 63 foot, the towne street on ye west, Dooling's plott on ye south, and Murry's plot on ye east, alsoe 4 small fields in ye back of ye Graig containing 10 acres.
- SEIX-ROCHFORD-ANDREW
- 18/6/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Henry Siex, Mary Siex, Henry Seix Jnr. Tenement and half plott in Dublin Street in ye front west 33 foot, Patrick Rochford's plott on ye south, Moselyes Lane on ye east, Richard Andrew's plott on ye north.
- REYNOLDS-O'BRIEN-BLACKSHAW
- 18/6/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Edward Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Donagh Lord O'Brien. A plott called Goose Island mearing and bounding on ye west with ye Island of Samuel Blackshaw and on all other sides with ye river Burren.
- REYNOLDS-O'BRIEN-WILKINS-UPHINGHAM-WILKINS-GREENE
- 18/6/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Edward Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Donagh, Lord O'Brien. Uphinghams plott soe called in Dublin Street, in ye front east 30 foot, George Wilkin's plott on ye north, William Greene's on ye west, South Cott lane on ye south.
- REYNOLDS-O'BRIEN
- 18/6/1677 A lease for ye lives of Edward Reynolds, Henry, Lord O'Brien, Donagh O'Brien. Several fields and closes namely four, being part of ye mart lands on ye Burren containing 39 acres and several plotts in Burren Street.
- MOORE-HEAD
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Patrick Moore, George Moore, John Head. The tenement and plott called Moore's plott in Tullagh Street, in ye front 53 foot fronting alsoe in Dublin Street, 18 foot.
- SHERLOCK-HARRIS-BROWNE-SMITH
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Robert Sherlock, Honora Sherlock, Philip Sherlock. Tenement and half plott in Dublin Street, to ye front west 27 foot, Thomas Harris's plott on ye south, Robert Browne's on ye east, and John Smith's plott on ye north.
- STURGES-BROWNE-WOOLAM-WHITE-SEIX
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Levy Sturgess, John Browne, Margaret Woolam. Tenement and half plott in Dublin Street, to ye front west 25 foot, Patrick White's plott on ye south, Moselyes Lane on ye east, Henry Seix on ye north.
- PAGETT-WARRENER-ROCHFORD-ANDREW
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of John Pagett, Julian Pagett, Isaace Warrener. Tenement and plott in Dublin Street, in ye front east 46 foot and a little garden backward called Templecroney, Alexander Rochford's plott on ye north, Templecroney's Lane on ye west, Mr. Andrew's plott on ye south, alsoe an acre and a half of land by ye river burren.
- STURGES-IVEY
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Levy Sturges, Joseph Ivey, Daniell Ivey, Tenement and small plott called ye Wooll-House in Templecroney's :ane, meared on the west with ye Schoole House and garden, on all sides with ye said lane.
- MOORE-HEAD-NOWLAND-REYNOLDS-WHITLEY
- 5/7/1677
- A Lease for ye lives of Patrick Moore, George Moore, John Head. Tenement and plott in Castle Street, in ye front north 53 foot, James Nowland's plott on ye west Edmond Reynolds on ye south, Robert Whitley's on ye east.
- GREENE-MOORE-CURTIS
- 5/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Christopher Green, Elizabeth Green, Grace Greene. Tenement and plott in Dublin Street, to ye front west 29 foot, and fronting to ye market north 24 foot, Peter Moore's plott on ye east, Robert Curtis on ye south, alsoe a tenement in SOuth Cott Lane.
- CURTIS-SISSON-O'BRIEN
- 6/7/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Robert Curtis, William Sisson, Donagh Lord O'Brien. The dwelling house and plott of ye said Robert Curtis in Dublin Street, in ye front west 44 fott, alsoe a plott called a frise plott in Back Lane.
- MASTERS-NEVILL-BEAVER
- 9/8/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Joane Masters, Katherin Nevill, Joane Beaver. The Red Cow Inne, house plott and buildings soe called in Dublin Street, in ye front west 85 foot, alsoe fronting to Tullagh Street south 157 foot, and two tenements more in ye same street.
- MASTERS-NEVILL-BEAVER-GOOD-CARRELL
- 9/8/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Joane Masters, Katherin Nevill, Joane Beaver. Tenement and plott in Dublin Street, to ye front east 22½ foot, Balckmoore's Head Inne on ye North, William Good's plott on ye west, Edward Carrell's on ye south.
- MASTERS-NEVILL-BEAVER
- 9/8/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Joane Masters, Katherin Nevill, Joane Beaver. Plott of ground, a Malthouse with severall other plotts and a little field next ye town wall, all situate without Tullagh Gate.
- GOOD-CARRELL-GARDINER
- 9/8/1677
- A lease for ye lives of William Good, John Good, Oliver Good. Tenement and plott in Castle Street, in ye front south 22 foot, Edward Carrell's plott on ye east, Balckmoore's Head Inne on ye north, William Gardiner's plott on ye west.
- YOUNG
- 9/8/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Anne Young, John Young, Jane Young. A small plott in Templecarney Lane, having on ye south ye churchyard and on all other sides the said lane.
- MASTERS-NEVILL-BEAVER-SCOOLY-CURTIS-DOYLE
- 9/8/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Joane Masters, Katherin Nevill, Joane Beaver. Tenement and plott in Tullagh Street, to ye north 65 fott, William Scooly's plott on ye west, Robert Curtis on ye south, and Owen Doyle on ye east.
- JONES-ANDREWS-MASTERS-GOOD-CARRELL-GARDINER
- 5/8/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Richard Jones, Mary Jones, Alice Jones. Blackmoore's Head Inne in Dublin Street, in ye front east 50 foot, Mr. Andrew's Plott on ye north, Templecroney Land on ye west, Masters, Good's, Gardiner's and Carrell's their plotts on ye south.
- HOLDING-RUTLIDGE
- 25/8/1677
- A lease for ye lives of William Holding, Anne Holding, James Holding. Tenement and part of a plott called Elton's Plott in Castle Street, fronting to ye said street south, ye Churchyard on ye east and north, and Henry Rutlidge's plott on ye west.
- QUIGLEY-SEIX-CRANBROUGH-SHERLOCK-WHITE
- 25/8/1677
- A lease for ye lives of Margery Quigley, Adam Seix, Maurisse Cranbrough. The White Horse Inn in Dublin Street, alsoe a tenement being half a plott in ye same street, both bounded with Sherlock's plott on ye south, and Patrick White's on ye north.
- BERNARD-LONGDEVILL-NICHOLL
- 28/9/1677
- A lease for ye lives of John Nicholl, William Bernard, Anne Longdevill. The Towne and Lands of Crossneene, being part of ye lands of ye Graige, containing 244 acres.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1678 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- BAKER-HOWES-REYNOLDS
- 6/9/1678
- A lease for ye lives of Thomas Baker, Mary Baker, Edward Howes. Tenement and plott in Burren Street, in ye front east 80 foot, Mr Reynolds plott on ye west, yer River Burren on ye north.
- HUNT-EDWARDS
- 12/9/1678
- A lease for ye lives of Richard Hunt, Arthur Hunt, Thomas Ellis. Tenement and plott in Dublin Street, in ye front west 91 foot called Robert Edwards plott, a tenement and plott in Cott Lane, alsoe one other plott in Burren Street, in ye front eastward 100 foot.
- HUNT-WATSON-PAGETT-DEVILIER
- 12/9/1678
- A lease for ye lives of Grace Hunt, William Hunt, Samuell Watson. Tenements and plotts in ye Graig, viz; one parcel having John Pagett's land on ye south, Sir John Devilier's on ye west, ye highway to Balyymoyleran on ye north with a garden adjoining, alsoe two gardens of 130 foot eastward with a croft backwards.
- KELLY-DORAN-WEBB-McABBOYS
- 10/4/1678
- A lease for ye lives of Daniel Kelly, Patrick Doran, Hugh Doran. Tenement and plott of ground in ye Graige, in ye front eastwards 63 foot, Old Webb's plott on ye south, Laurence McAbboy's on ye north, Killisheen land west.
- HIGGINS-KEAGAN-REYNOLDS
- 10/4/1678
- A lease for ye lives of Patrick Higgins, John Higgins, Luke Higgins. Two tenements and plotts in ye Graige, one having George Reynolds garden on the south, Thomas Keagan's garden on ye north, and ye fornt east 110 foot, the other a waste plott in ye front eastward 110 foot.
- ELLIS-BROWNE-MOSSLEY-SEIX
- 13/4/1678
- A lease for ye lives of Charles Ellis, John Browne, Robert Browne. Tenement and half plott in Dublin Street, in ye front west 27 foot, yel and leadint to Mosley's plott north 85 foot, and east 85 foot, and Henry Seix his plott south.
- HOYLE-SISSON-MOORE-CURTIS-WORMES-NEWGENTS
- 16/4/1678
- A lease for ye lives of Jonathan Hoyle, Joshua Hoyle, William Sisson. The tenement and plott called Newgents plott in Tullagh Street, in ye front north 34 foot, Peter Moore's plott on ye west, on ye south Robert Curtis garden, and Edward Wormes plott east.
- DORAN-PULLIN
- 25/4/1678
- A lease for ye lives of Laughlin Doran, Patrick Doran, Margaret Doran. Those plotts of groudn in ye Graig, formerly in the possession of William Pullin except ye plott where ye Lymekill is.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1680 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- GRIFFIN-WILLEYS-QUIGLEY-BROWNE
- 16/5/1680
- A lease for ye lives of Richard Griffin, Joane Willeys, Sarah Willeys. Tenement and plott in Tullagh Street, a plott ye said Richard on ye west, Garrett Quigley's plott on ye north, and Robert Browne's on ye east.
- KENEDY-SULLIVAN-MASTERS-SHERLOCK-HARNEY
- 16/8/1680
- A lease for ye lives of Thomas Kenedy, Patrick Kenedy, Cornelius Sullivan. Tenement being half a plott in Dublin Street, in ye front west 22 foot, Joane Masters plott on ye south, Mr. Sherlock's on ye north, and Edward Harney's on ye east.
- BROWNE-HOWE-GRIFFIN
- 16/8/1680
- A lease for ye lives of Robert Browne, John Browne, William Browne. Tenement or waste plott in Tullagh Street, Edward Howes Plott on ye east, Richard Griffin's on ye west.
- SCOOLY-BROWNE
- 20/8/1680
- A lease for ye lives of William Scooly Jnr., Richard Scooly , William Browne. The lands of Queenagh with ye Bogg, 353 acres.
- JONES
- 31/8/1680
- A lease for ye lives of Edward Jones, Mary Jones, Edward Jnr. Meadows and pasture lands part of ye Graige adjoining to ye river Barrow South, 101½ acres.
- HARVEY-GRIFFIN-SMITH-MASTER-SHERLOCK-HARRIS
- 16/9/1680
- A lease for ye lives of Edward Harvey, Honora Harvey, Peter Harvey. Tenement and plott in Tullagh Street, on ye front south 57 foot, Richard Griffin's plott on ye wast, John Smith's on ye north, Masters, Harris and Sherlock's plotts on ye west.
- BROGBY-MAGHER-FELTHAMS-HUNT
- 20/9/1680
- A lease for ye lives of Patrick Brogby, Matthew Brogby, Theady Magher. Tenement and plott in Dublin Street, in ye front west 80 fott, Owen Felham's plott on ye north and east, and Edward Hunt's plott on ye south.
- QUINN-NORRIS-SPAIGH
- 20/8/1680
- A lease for ye lives of Marget Quinn, Anne Norris, Thomas Spaigh. Tenement and house plott in Burren Street, alsoe 10acres of land adjoining.
- REYNOLDS-O'BRIEN
- 20/8/1680
- A lease for ye lives of Edward Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Donagh Lord O'Brien. The dwelling house and plott in Dublin Street, east 104 foot, north 43½ foor, and ye Crown Inne in ye same street, west 35 foot. .
- SCOOLY-BROWNE -DOYLE
- 25/3/1680
- A lease for ye lives of William Scooly, Richard Scooly, William Browne. The tenement and plott called Owen Doyles Plott in Tullagh Street.
- REYNOLDS-O'BRIEN-MOORE
- 20/8/1680
- A lease for ye lives of Edward Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Donagh, Lord O'Brien. Tenement and plott in Castle Street, Peter Moore's plott on ye west, his garden on ye south and his dwelling house on ye east
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1681~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- CRUCHllEY-SMITH-NICHOLS
- 25/9/1681
- A lease for ye lives of William Cruchley, Luke Smith, Henry Nicholls. The Mill Houses, Old Mills, and Mill Seates on ye river Burren with liberty to bring ye river Barrow into ye River Burren, and making a weare on ye Barrow with ye benefits of the fishing thereonto belonging.
- ANDREW-ROCHFORD
- 25/9/1681
- A lease for ye lives of Richard Andrew, John Andrew, Edward Rochford. Two houses and house plotts in Dublin Street, alsoe a parcel land without Dublin Gate containing 100 acres.
*All the leases were subject to certain conditions as follows "that he lessees grinde their corn at ye Lor's mills (Earl of Thomond) and to build nect unto ye street two stories high with lime and stone and cover ye same with slate.
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Other names that appeared to be yearly tennants were:
James Carrel - a plott in Burren Street
Elias Best, Brine ( sic) Byrne - Bear Inne in Dublin Street.
John Dooling - a plott in Dublin Street Called Highlands plott
Elizabeth Taylor - Guard House on ye bridge in Ye Queens County
John Pagett - ye first meadow in Graige
Edward Howes - 2nd Meadow in Graige
Edward Reynolds - 3rd meadow in Graige
Edward Reynolds - a waste plott in Burren Street
Edward Reynolds - a plott in Back Lane
Transcribed in 2003 By Cara
This also appears in the Carloviana 1989/90 No. 37. Pages 25 - 27 & 29.
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