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THE BELFAST GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1927. of B'neiiland West, and in the Townland of Magherydogherty, Barony of Lower Fews, and All in the County of Armagh

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THE BELFAST GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1927. of B'neiiland West, and in the Townland of Magherydogherty, Barony of Lower Fews, and All in the County of Armagh 784 THE BELFAST GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1927. of b'Neiiland West, and in the Townland of Magherydogherty, Barony of Lower Fews, and all in the County of Armagh: Now in pursuance of the provisions-of Section 17, Sub-section 2, of the above Act the Land Purchase Commission, Northern Ireland, hereby publish the following Provisional List of all land in the said Townlands of which the said William Arthur Molyneux claims to be the Owner, which will become vested in the said Commission by virtue of Part II of the Northern Ireland Land Act, 1925, on the Appointed Day to be hereafter fixed. Reference Standard No. on Purchase Standard Map filed Annuity Reg. Name of Tenant. Postal Address. Barony. Townland. in Land . Area Rsnt. if land if land Purchase becomes becomes No. Commis- vested. vested sion. A. B. V. £ s, d. £ s. cl. £ s. d. Holdings subject to Judicial Rents fixed before the 16th August, 1896. 1 Fran'cis O'Hanlon Maghery- O'Neiiland Drumna- 3 200 120 0 15 6 16 6 4 dogherty, West mether Markethill, Co. Armagh 2 William Quinn Marlacoo More clo. Marlacoo 1 11 3 39 800 5 12 4 118 4 11 Markethill. More Co. Armagh 3 Thomas Greenlee do. do. do. 3 2 3 36 1 16 6 1 5 8 27 0 4 4 William Harrison do. do. do. 5 2 1 3 1 1 6 0 15 2 15 19 4 5 Edward Quinn c/o Lower Fews Maghery- 8, 8A S 0 16 4 1.9 0 3 9 e 73 3 2 Joseph Quinn , dogherty Ballynewry, Markethill, Co. Armagh 6 Do. do. do. do. 1 14 2 28 10 0 0 704 147 14 5 7 Matthew McClinchie Maghery- do. do. 2 6 2 16 4 10 0 332 66 0 10 dogherty, Markethill, Co. Armagh 8 Do. do. do. do. 2A to 2F 42 2 2S 29 19 6 21 0 10 442 19 8 9 Do. do. clo. do. 2G & 2H 20 1 8 11 10 0 8 1 6 170 0 0 10 David Cully do. do. do. 3 15 3 21 12 10 0 8 15 6 184 14 9 11 George Anderson do. do. do. 4&4A 5 0 32 330 242 46 9 10 12 Do. do. do. do. 4B 7 0 f 550 3 13 S 77 10 11 13 Do. do. do. do. 4C 638 4 10 0 332 66 9 10 14 Alexander Black do. do. do. 5A 1 0 29 0 14 0 0 9 10 10 7 0 15 Hugh McMahon do. do. do. 6, 6A, 17 2 6 12 15 0 8 19 0 188 8 5 6B, 6C 17 David Thompson Ballynewry, clo. do. 9 14 0 li 9 10 0 6 13 4 140 7 0 Markethill, Co. Armagh 18 William Quinn and Maghery- do. do. 13 & ISA 3 3 17 2 15 0 1 18 8 40 14 0 Robert Quinn doghertv, Markethiil, Co. Armagh 20 Robert Carlisle Seaboughan, do. dc. 15 13 2 1C 7 10 0 554 110 17 7 Markethill, Co. Armagh 21 John Aston Maghery- do. do. 16 & l&A 68 0 17 29 0 0 20 7 2 428 11 1! dogherty, Markethill, Co. Armagh 22 Do. do. do. do. 16B 3 2 34 300 2 2 1 44 7 9 23 Henry Anderson do. do. do. 18 18 3 20 11 10 0 8 1 6 170 0 0 24 Jane Willis (widow) . do. do. do. 20 17 1 35 12 17 6 9 0 10 190 7 0 25 Do. do. do. do. 20A 8 1 24 5 10 0 3 17 2 81 4 7 26 John Pringle do. do. do. 21 1.0 1 24 4 15 0 368 70 3 ft 27 Albert Jameson do. do. do. 22 5 0 C 376 214 49 16 6 28 Robert Willis clo. do. do. 23 429 330 2 4 £ 46 9 10 29 Do. do. do. do. 23A 1 1 39 0 19 6 0 13 8 14 7 9 30 Francis O'Hanlon do. do. do. 25A & 2 1 21 1 11 6 1 2 2 23 6 8 25B 31 Arabella Lewis Aghory, O'Neiiland Teemcre 1 838660 486 93 3 2 (widow) Portadown, West Co. Armagh 32 Do. do. do. do. 1A 700 5 5 C 3 13 8 77 10 11 33 Edmund McClelland c/o Frederick do. do. 4 15 0 32 9 15 0 6 16 10 144 0 8 M'Clelland, Marlacoo, Portadown 34 William James Teemore, do. do. 6C 7 0 33 4 10 0 332 66 9 10 Muldrew Markethill, Co. Armagh 35 James Jackson do. do. do. 2 4 2 16 2 10 0 1 15 2 37 0 4.
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