Half-box of leases of premises in Cumberland/Duke Street and Square. This section also includes an original fee farm grant of the premises, offered to Mrs E.M. Quigley.

Envelope of leases of premises in Connaught Street. [In date order.] The envelope also includes papers relating to the sale of the pub in Connaught Street to Thomas and Ann Rohan.

Half-box of leases of premises in or near Main Street, also called ‘the street of Birr’ or ‘the town street’. This sub-section also includes papers relating to the sale of fee farm grants of Bowes’ Shop (purchased by Mary McLoughlin)
and Griffin’s Bakery (purchased by John and Arthur Joyce), both on Main Street.

Box of leases of premises in Castle Street, including a lease and counterpart lease of ‘Crotty’s Church’, 1837 [see E/11], and papers relating to the sale of a Castle Street fee farm grant to the personal representatives of Claude Corcoran. The box also includes a large folder of correspondence about the Birr Trustee Company’s proposed purchase of Spinner’s
Bistro in Castle Street, which was eventually bought by another party.

Large envelope of leases and fee farm grants of premises in John’s Place/Mall. [The short time-span (1839-49) of the original lettings is a reminder that this street was laid out in memory of the adored second son of the 2nd Earl of Rosse.] The envelope also includes papers relating to the sale of properties in John’s Mall to various purchasers.

Envelope of leases of premises which are all described as being on the road to Burkeshill or as adjoining Burkeshill, and have no other intelligible indication of location. [In date order.]

Half-box of leases of ‘the Fair Green’, ‘the Factory Field’ and other premises and parks described as being bounded on one side by ‘the new road from Parsonstown to Frankford’.

Estate papers comprising of estate accounts, tenancy agreements, farms accounts, land titles and correspondence.

Wexford estate leases granted by Sir Laurence Parsons, 5th Bt, 2nd Earl of Rosse. [In date order.]

Lease of Corraghduff, [part of the Dunalley estate in the barony of Lower Ormond, Co. Tipperary.]