D778/334

Lease

 Date:  13 April 1798

 Parties: Right Honorable Arthur Lord Viscount Dungannon of Belvior and

Patrick McKinny of Drin, County Down, farmer and heirs: 

 Mentioned:

John McKinny, aged 14 years, son

Alice McKinny, aged 18 years, daughter

Patrick McKinny, aged 15 years,  son of Peter McKinny of Drin

Terms:

1.       33 acres and 29 perches plantation, less mineral, water and timber rights

2.       15 pounds, four shillings and 9 pence

3.       grind all his and their corn and grain to be expended on their premises, or ground for sale at the Mill of Crossgar and pay the usual toll for grinding at said Mill and if failing, pay Lord Dungannon ten shillings for each barrel of corn or grain ground at another Mill or Miller.

4.       Keep all houses, ditches and drains in good order

 Signed:  Pattrick MKeney  (poorly written

D778/338

Lease

 Date:    3 September 1803

 Parties: Honorable Arthur Lord Viscount “Dnngannon” and

Peter McKinney of Drin, County Down, farmer and heirs: 

 Mentioned:

Margaret McKinny, aged about 9 years, daughter

Mary McKinny, aged about 7 years, daughter

Peter McKinny, aged about 5 years, son

 Terms:

1.       3 acres, 3 rods plantation measure (being one half of Bryan “McGouff’s” former holding) less mineral, water and timber rights

2.       2 pounds and 3 shillings annually

3.       grind all his and their corn and grain to be expended on their premises, or ground for sale at the Mill of Crossgar and pay the usual toll for grinding at said Mill and if failing, pay Lord Dungannon five shillings for each barrel of corn or grain ground at another Mill or Miller.

4.       Keep all houses, gardens, orchards and fences in good order

 Signed:  Peter McKeney  (adequately written)

D1954-4-508

Lease

 Date:    16 January 1804

 Parties: Honorable Arthur Lord Viscount “Dnngannon” and

Mr. John McKinney of Crossgar, County Down, Gentleman and heirs: 

 Mentioned:

Mary McKinny, aged about 4 years, daughter

James Black, aged 4 years, son of Henderson Black

Henderson Black, aged 1 year, son of Henderson Black

 Terms:

1.       3 acres, 3 rods and 35 perches plantation measure (as lately in the occupancy of Phelinny and Patrick Morgan) less mineral, water and timber rights

2.       3 pounds and 5 shillings annually

3.       grind all his and their corn and grain to be expended on their premises, or ground for sale at the Mill of Crossgar and pay the usual toll for grinding at said Mill and if failing, pay Lord Dungannon five shillings for each barrel of corn or grain ground at another Mill or Miller.

4.       Keep all houses, gardens, orchards and fences in good order

 Signed:  John McKenny  (well written)

D778/507

Lease

 Date:    12 January 1804

 Parties: Honorable Arthur Lord Viscount “Dungannon” and

Mr. John McKinney of Crossgar, County Down, Gentleman and heirs: 

 Mentioned:

Peter McKinny, aged about 7 years, son

John McKinney, aged about 3 years, son

Patrick McKinney, aged about 1 year, son

 Terms:

1.       31 acres, 1 rod and 17 perches of arable lands, pasture and meadow

2.       29 acres, 3 rods,31 perches of mountain all located in the townland of Drin plantation measure (as lately in the occupancy of Phelinny and Patrick Morgan) less mineral, water and timber rights

3.       26 pounds and 5 shillings annually

4.       grind all his and their corn and grain to be expended on their premises, or ground for sale at the Mill of Crossgar and pay the usual toll for grinding at said Mill and if failing, pay Lord Dungannon five shillings for each barrel of corn or grain ground at another Mill or Miller.

5.       Keep all buildings, ditches and drains in good order

 Signed:  John McKenny  (well written)

D778/259

 Lease

 Date:    10 January 1794

 Parties: Honorable Arthur Lord Viscount “Dnngannon” and

John McKinny of Crossgar, County Down, Farmer and heirs: 

 Mentioned:

John McKinny, aged 24 years, son

Hugh McKinny, aged 10 years, grandson and son of Peter McKinney of Drin

Matheau Flinn, aged 4 years, son of James Flinn of Drin

 Terms:

1.       30 acres 18 perches arable land

2.       29 acres and 3 rods green pasture (formerly held by Priest Fegan) less mineral, water and timber rights

3.       total 59 acres, 3 rods and 18 perches plantation measure in Drin

4.       25 pounds annually

5.       grind all his and their corn and grain to be expended on their premises, or ground for sale at the Mill of Crossgar and pay the usual toll for grinding at said Mill and if failing, pay Lord Dungannon ten shillings for each barrel of corn or grain ground at another Mill or Miller.

6.       Keep all buildings, ditches, fences and drains in good order

 Signed:  John McKenny  (adequately written)

D778/541

Lease

 Date:    16 February 1805

 Parties: Honorable Arthur Lord Viscount Dungannon and

John McKinney of Crossgar, County Down, Gentleman and heirs: 

 Mentioned:

John McKinny, aged about 5 years, son

Patrick McKinny, aged about 3 years, son

Francis McKinney, aged about 1 years, son

 Terms:

1.       Slate quarry now opened in the said John McKinney’s land in Crossgar and all other slate quarries in the Townlands of Crossgar  less other mineral, water and timber rights

2.       Fixed expiration of 41 years following death of final surviving son named above

3.       2 pounds, 3 shillings, 4 pence annually

4.       grind all his and their corn and grain to be expended on their premises, or ground for sale at the Mill of Crossgar and pay the usual toll for grinding at said Mill and if failing, pay Lord Dungannon five shillings for each barrel of corn or grain ground at another Mill or Miller.

5.       Keep all houses, gardens, orchards and fences in good order

6.       John McKinney to provide the tenants of Dungannon on his Dromore estate with whatever slates they require for their own use at all proper times and seasons

7.       Such supply to tenant to be charged to them at 4 shillings less per thousand  than the usual charges to strangers at the time

8.       Lease to be surrendered whenever no more slates can be found on said estate.

 Signed:  John McKenny  (well written)

D500/92

 Lease

 Date:  8 September 1787

 Parties: Right Honorable John, Earl of Moira, and

The Reverend Francis McKenny of Ballymacarn

   Terms:

1.       Farm tenement and parcel of land consisting of 12 acres, 1 roods and 20 perches of Irish measure bounded on the north by Lord Moira’s Domaine and Hugh Brown’s Farm, on the South by Robert Thompson’s and on the west by George Smyth’s Farms.  Located in the Townland of North Ballymacarn, Barony of Kinleany, County Down.

2.       Duration:  as long as Francis McKenny shall remain priest of the Parish of Maradroll, not exceeding 31 years.

3.       less mineral, water and timber rights

4.       11 pounds, 2 shillings and 9 pence annually

5.       do suit and service at the Courts-Leet and Courts-Baron to be held in and for the Mannor of Kinelearly

6.       grind all his and their wheat, barley, bere, Oats, malt or other grain to be expended on their premises, or ground for sale at the Mill of Ballynahich and pay the usual toll for grinding at said Mill and if failing, pay John, Earl of Moira, ten shillings for each barrel of corn or grain ground at another Mill or Miller.

7.       Keep all houses, ditches, fences, hedges, quicklets  and drains in good order

8.       Cooperate with neighbors to ensure adequate fences

 Signed:  Francis McKenny  (well written)

D500/92

Lease (Supplemental Agreement)

 Date:  Undated within Supplemental Agreement, however covers states  8 September 1787

 Parties: Right Honorable John, Earl of Moira, and

The Reverend Francis McKenny of Ballymacarn

Terms:

 Be it remembered , that before the ensealing and delivery of the within lease, it was agreed by and between the Parties that Francis McKenny shall within the Demise, all dung, compost and manure of any manner shall be gathered, and that such dung shall not be removed from the premises.  Such dung shall be kept within the premises for the use by John, Earl of Moira, or for use and benefit of the tenant.  If failing, pay John, Earl of Moira, ten shillings for each carload of such dung that is disposed of or removed outside this agreement.

 Cover:   North Ballymacarn.  Lease to The Rev. Francis McKenny during his being Priest of Maradroll, not exceeding 31 years from November 1796.  Yearly rent 11 pounds, 13 shillings and 10 pence

 Signed:  Francis McKenny  (well written)

T662/311

Summons and Plaint

Court of Common Pleas, City of Dublin

18 December 1866

 Parties: James McKenney of Drin, County Down, farmer – Plaintiff

Peter Lunday of Munnibane, County Down, farmer – defendant

 Summons and Complaint:

Peter Lunday is summoned to answer to the complaint of James McKenney who complains that the Defendant is indebted to the Plaintiff in the sum of 90 pounds  on account of money payable by the Defendant to the Plaintiff for work done by the Plaintiff as steward and manager for the Defendant at his request and for money to be found to be due from the Defendant to the Plaintiff on accounts stated between them, the particulars of which are endorsed and the Plaintiff prays judgement against the Defendant  to recover from the Defendant 90 pounds and the Costs of Suit. 

Defendant is required to appear in the Court within 12 days after service of this judgement and answer the complaint, or in default thereof Judgement shall be given according to Law.

 Abstract: 

 For six years remuneration to Plaintiff as the Steward and Manager of the Defendant at 15 pounds per year (period 28 April 1860 to 28 April 1866)

 Issued 19 December 1886

Served on 24 December 1866

Suit to solicitors filed on 29 December 1866

Defense on 14 January 1867

Judgement (date not entered)

J. Murland, Attorney, 18 New Gardner Street, Dublin

Notation:  Served personally on Tuesday 24 December 1866 at Mullinabane, CO. Down (signed James Kinneary, C.B. Officer)

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