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ing the lower half quarter of Aillveg, and thus has said William 

 acquired the fee simple of said land from Con, viz. said land being in 

 pledge for a noble mulct with the Rodan family, the stewards of the 

 Earl (of Thomond) and Mac Con requested of said William to release 

 the same, and to give him (Mac Con) the crop, which he accord- 

 ingly did, in consideration whereof said Mac Con made over unto 

 the said William and his descendants his right to said land. The 

 premises are situate in the parish of Bunratty and county of Clare, 

 in the North West part of said parish. These are the boundaries 

 of said land, viz. from the road of Clashquilin unto the road 

 of Clonmuny, and from Toberincaca unto the road of Bally- 

 bane. The proportion of said land is Corcaghincloy and Ring- 

 leckan, and the chargeable lands are Machairnasgeihe, Gortna- 

 killy, Gortinleaghta, Gortintubber, the Old-Orchard, and all the 

 land which lies between them, though not here named. The wit- 

 nesses to said covenant are Siacus O'Connellan, vicar of Bunratty, 

 Teige Mac Mahon, the son of John O'Carmody, Teige Mac 

 Flaherty O'Liden, Conor Mac David O'Rodan, Mahon finn Mac 

 Shane O'Rodan, Donogh oge O'Rodan, John Mac Connor O'Ro- 

 dan, Morogh O'Rodan and Donogh Mac Donald O'Tornee, the 

 clerk, of Patrick. The bailiffs who gave possession of said land 

 are the said vicar of Bunralty, and Teige Mac Mahon. In the 

 year of our Lord, 1573. This is the hand-writing of Con Mac 

 Shane, on his giving the fee simple of said lands unto said William 

 Mac Shane ; and 1, said Con, do declare this to be my will, con- 

 sent and intention, and do affirm same with my seal. — I, Conry 

 Mac Maurice Mac Torney wrote this by consent of both parties 

 on the green of Bunralty. 



^ I Torney O'Mulconry. 



Murray O'Daly. 

 f;:^ I Conaire. 



