Inquisition held under a commission issued by the company of undertakers building the Grand Canal. Includes the following schedule of payments:
The fee simple of 17 perches part of lands of Tullamore and now in possession of Higgins Bury's tenant and the said Roberts Higgins was found to be worth 23 years purchase and £2 10s by the acre amounting to the sum of £6 2s 2d
Fee simple of 1 acre and 33 perches found to be worth 23 years purchase and £3.00 to the acres amounting to the sum of £100 09 s 7d.
Fee simple of 3 rood and 32 perches of Tullamore found to be worth 23 years purchase at £3.00 by the acre amounting to £65 11s.
Fee simple interest of 3 rood and 20 perches in possession of James Allen, 23 years purchase at £1 10s by the acre amounting to £30 03s 9d.
Fee simple of 1 rood 36 perches of tullamore in possession of William Reddock [Ruddock] 23 years purchase at £2 05s 06d by the acre, total £24 16s 11d.
Fee simple of 8 perch of Tullamore in possession of Crowe widow, 23 years purchase at £2 05s 06d by the acre, total £2 12s 8d.
Fee simple of 1 rood 10 perch in possession of McClary, 23 years purchase at £2 5s 6d by the acre amounting to £16 07s 3d.
Fee simple of 1 rood 11 perch of 23 years purchase purchase at £2 0s 6d by the acre, totalling £16 13s 9d.
Fee simple 228 perches in possession of Mclary, 23 years purchase at £2 5s 6d per acre, totalling £9 16s 5d.
Fee simple 3 acres and 24 perches in possession of McClary, 23 years purchase at £2 05s 06d by the acre, totalling £164 16s 8d.
Fee simple of 27 perches part of Island of Ballyteigue and estate of Charles William Bury and now in possession of Roger Bryan and Brian Flynn, his tenants, 23 years purchase, £0 6s 6d by the acre, total £66 14s 11d and which several sums amount in the whole to £508 10s 6d.
The above amounts were on 1 June 1773 deposited by the company in the hands of Francis Vessey for 'the purchase of the several lands and the said tennents interests thereon but the purchases have not been completed and the company being at present doubtful whether the shall complete the said purchases of any of them and have applied to Catherine Prittie,Guardian of Charles William Bury Minor, to consent that Francis Vessey will pay back to the company the several sums deposited and Catherine Prittie had agreed to do so. Catherine Prittie consents to buy back the land at the same monies offered to purchase or not'.
