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Tenants of Lord O'Neill, Shane's Castle Estate, Antrim Parish, County Antrim, Northern Ireland 1761 & 1766
Belfast Newsletter & Advertiser 1761 & 1766
Submitted by Robert Williams (Ulster Ancestry)
Further Research and Formatting by James McKane
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History
Ruins of Shane's Castle
From the Belfast News Letter two advertisments which provide lists of tenants of Lord O'Neill of Shane's Castle County Antrim in 1761 & 1766.
Belfast Newsletter & Advertiser, 26 March 1761
To be let from the first of November next, to solvent Protestant tenants, for such terms as may be agreed on the following lands situated in the barony of Toom and County of Antrim, being part of the estate of Charles O'Neill of Shanescastle, Esq (to wit). In the denomination of Monterevedy:
The farms in the townland of Aughaboy now held by widow Maddigan, widow Miller and William Miller.
In Ballygrooby, George Hanna's farm.
In Carngranny, widow Rainey and Rowland McAdory's farms.
In Ballytrasna, James Kirk's, John Moor's and John McAulay's farms.
The half townland of Drumkeerin.
In Druminevey, Samuel English's farm.
In Gortaharn Nathaniel Allison, = Patrick O'Marron, Hugh McCann, and Bryan O'Neill's farms.
Also several tenements in the town of Randalstown.
In the denomination of Braide: The quarter land of Longmore, lately held by Henry O'Hara of Cleggan, the elder, deceased; and the quarterland of Creavamoy, now in the possession of Arthur O'Neill.
In the denomination of Feevagh: The townland of Aughacarnachan.
In Ballynamullen, the farms of Bryan O'Neill and brothers.
The townland of Ballynaleney.
In Cargin, widow Keelin, and Patrick and Daniel McVeagh's farms.
The townlands of Grenan and Gallagh.
Also the several farms in the towns of Ballylenully, Ballydonnollon, Ballydunmaul and Moneyrodd, which are now out of lease.
In the denomination of Largy: The townland of Glenhugh, lately held by David Phillips, deceased.
Proposals may be sent to the said Mr O'Neill at Shanescastle, or in his absence to Andrew Todd of the same, Esq.
Dated this 25th March, 1761. The Belfast Newsletter & Advertiser
The Belfast Newsletter & Advertiser 1st August 1766
To be let from the first of November next, for Lives or Years, the following lands part of the estate of Charles O'Neill, of Shanescastle and County of Antrim, Esq; (to wit)
Manor of Edenduffcarrick: Widow Dobbins farm in Achilley
William Astler, Henry O'Neill, David Astler, Joseph French, and the sons of John (roe) French in Ballygrooby.
Several farms in Ballytrasna, now out of lease. Hugh McCann's and Bryan O'Neill's farms.
Farms in Gortaharn. Townland of Drumramer.
The townland of Creagemore.
The half townland of Lenogh.
The lands in Maghereagh, formerly Samuel Bell's and Charles Dobbins.
The townland of Lisnagregan.
The townland of Muckleramer, called Gibson's Quarter.
The lands of Umry.
John Wilson's and Rowland McAdory's farms in Carngranny.
James and Pat Duffin's farms in Lisnenevenagh.
Manor of Buckna: Hugh Dougherty's and Pat Duffin's farms in Aughacully.
John Craige and Daniel Downey's Quarter Carncoagh.
Patrick Loagh's farm in Rathkenny.
Manor of Mulloghcane. The townland of Aghacarnaghan except John O'Neill's farm.
The townland of Anaghmore except Robert Crawford's farm.
The townland of Ballydugenon.
The townland of Ballynamullon.
The townland of Carlean.
The townland of Clonkeen except the Gaddis farm.
The townland of of Drumremond.
The farm in Derryhullogh, formerly Mr. Kennedy Henderson's.
The townland of Killysas.
The lands out of lease in Moneynick.
The townland of Portlee.
The lands out of lease in Ballydonnollon.
The lands out of lease in Munyrodd.
Manor of Cashell. The six towns of Gortgole, to wit Lisnahuncheon, Drumrankin, Luan, Killyless and Mobuy, all of which will be out of lease in two years, are now to be let, to commence from the first of November 1768.
Proposals may be given in at Mr. ONeill's office in Shanescastle aforesaid. Dated this 26th July, 1766.
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