IRISH AGRARIAN TENURE. 83 



years. Certain classes of yearly tenants, such 

 as those of town parks, tenants of non-agricul- 

 tural holdings, and graziers whose rent comes 

 to more than ^50 a year, were shut out from 

 the benefits of the Act.^ Neither could the 

 holders of long leases appeal to the Court to 

 have their rents fixed; on the other hand future 

 tenants were given facilities for enjoying the 

 benefits of the Act. These regulations fulfilled 

 the demand for two out of the three F's, fair 

 rent and fixity of tenure. Henceforth the tenant 

 could only be evicted for non-payment of his 

 rent or breach of the conditions of his tenancy. 

 The Ulster Tenant Right was legally recognized 

 throughout Ireland ; the right of the tenant to 

 sell his interest in his farm being allowed, albeit 

 a certain right of veto was granted to the land- 

 lord. This involved the third F, the right of 

 free sale.^ 



Besides this there were detailed regulations 

 concerning the transformation of tenancies into 

 proprietorial holdings. These we shall take 

 account of in another place. The Land Act of 

 1881 carried through the principle of dual owner- 

 ship into its ultimate consequences ; it was for 

 the time however not available for all tenants, 

 for many of them in consequence of the suc- 

 cession of bad years found them.selves in arrears. 



^ Section 59. 



^ This and the various subsequent Land Acts are printed 

 by R. R. Cherry and Barton, " Irish Land Law and Land 

 Purchase Acts." 



