Irish deeds
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Marriage settlement of William Stevenson & Elizabeth Fleming (1716)
Just over three hundred years ago, Capt. James Stevenson of Stewartstown and William Fleming of Portadown executed a marriage settlement on behalf of their respective children, William and Elizabeth. The resulting deeds of lease and release, dated 19th October 1716, are lengthy and verge on the turgid. Nevertheless, a careful parsing of the document reveals… Continue reading
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Irish Deeds – Updates re: Indexing & Transcription Projects
The purpose of this blog article is to inform our readers of updates in the Irish Deeds section on Arborealis. At the time of writing, the sub-sections include: Source citation for this page: — Kilpatrick, Alison. “Irish Deeds – Updates re: Indexing & Transcription Projects.” Blog article published to Arborealis by Alison Kilpatrick ©2021; online… Continue reading
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“for the considerations therein mentioned”
or, What a Memorial of an Indented Deed is, and what it isn’t. During the past few months, while transcribing and indexing memorials of Irish deeds, I’ve noticed certain legal terms and turns of phrase. Historic newspapers are the same way: after a time, you begin to recognize patterns in language and style, and to… Continue reading
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Duties of the Irish tenant farmer :: one fatt Unshorne Mutton, one Bole of Barley, &c.
one fatt Unshorne Mutton One Bole of Barley Twelve Fatt Henns Six days work of Man & horse The 21st century reader would be forgiven for thinking that these might have been lines from an ancient verse or folk song. As it happens, these words defined the duties of the Irish tenant farmer to his… Continue reading