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other half of his land to Philip and to Dermot, to whom Murchu pro¬ 
mises to pay a rent, whenever “ he is able to sit in the land,” and if 
not able “ to sit” in it, then Philip and Dermot were to pay him a rent. 
This document is subscribed by Murchu O’Mulregan, Conor O’Dwyer, 
"William O’Davoren, Shane O’Dwyer, and Philip O’Dwyer. 
No. 10.—A mortgage, dated 1587, to Conor, son of Teige [O’Dwyer?] 
and Eogan, son of Donnell, on the lands of Matthew, son of Murchu 
[O’Mulregan]. 
No. 11.—A mortgage, dated 1576, to Conor, son of Teige, son of 
William [O’Dwyer], on two-thirds of the lands of Dromainn-an-Chunna, 
from Matthew, son of Murchu, son of Conor [O’Mulregan]. This deed 
contains two singular covenants:—1st. That Matthew is to have an in¬ 
vitation at Easter and Christmas, “ upon Conor, and upon Eoghan, son 
of Donnell.” And 2nd. “If it shall happen to Matthew to fall into 
poverty or distress, Conor and Eoghan are to give him food and clothing, 
Conor paying two-thirds, and Eoghan one-third, of the burthen, and 
Matthew doing the utmost service to them on that account.” 
No. 12.—A mortgage, not dated. 
No. 13.—An endorsement on No. 12, dated 1531. These are of no 
particular interest, except that the payment is made in cows, and no 
mention made of money. The parties seem to belong to the same fami¬ 
lies of O’Dwyer and O’Mulregan, who are concerned in Nos. 9, 10, 
and 11. Nos. 7 to 13 inclusive relate to a district in the county of Tip¬ 
perary, on the borders of the county of Limerick. 
No. 14.—A deed in Latin, nearly obliterated. 
No. 15.—A deed of arbitration, in Irish, dated 8th Oct. 1584, con¬ 
taining a very full and formal statement of the names of the parties 
concerned, the cause of controversy, and the decision of the arbitrators. 
The original is in Mr. Curry’s collection, and is a very remarkable and 
valuable specimen of a decree of arbitrators under the Brehon Law be¬ 
tween two parties of the O’Kennedys of Lower Ormond, county of 
Tipperary. 
No. 16.—This is very nearly in the form of a modern deed poll, 
dated 19th July, 1611. It is a lease for twenty-one years, of the western 
half of the lands of Moy Lacha, parish of Kilrush, barony of Clonderala, 
county of Clare, from Turloch Boe Mac Mahon, to Shane, son of Teige 
O’Gilltinane, and after the expiration of the term of twenty-one years, 
“ until redeemed by the payment of ten pounds of the crowned money 
of the Saxons, of good metal and pure silver.” This deed contains a 
formal clause of re-entry, the appointment of a bailiff to give possession, 
and a covenant for peaceable possession. 
There is also a remarkable covenant in which Turloch Mac Mahon, 
the lessor, acknowledges himself bound “to put this writing into the 
force of the law of the Saxon king, as the law adviser of the above 
Shane may advise.” 
The originals of this and of the five following are in Mr. Curry’s 
collection. 
No. 17.—A curious document, evidently founded onBrehonLaw, but 
