17th century · County Antrim

The Killelagh leases

In the early 1600s, Neal Oge O’Neill let land at Killelagh to a number of people whose names appear in forms related to Mulholland. The leases survive in a printed Latin calendar of an inquisition. They bring the names of tenants and their neighbours into view, beyond the known keepers of the bell.

The inquisition’s date is blank in the printed calendar; it may be 1640 or 1641. It records earlier leases. The spellings below follow the research transcription, with abbreviations expanded in some first names. These records do not by themselves establish how the tenants were related to one another or to a bell keeper.

6 Nov 1617

Hugh oge O’Mulhallon

Ballygenes, also Ballyganew. Later assigned to Arthur Freeman.

31 Oct 1618

Owen oultagh O’Mullhallan

Ballanehardmore. 21 years.

4 Jul 1619

Donel Mc Cormack O’Mullchallen

Sycassy, also Ballyhicasse. 21 years.

7 Jul 1619

Murtagh Mc Shane duffe O’Mullchallen and Donel Mc Shane duffe O’Mulchallen

Half of Ballyquivilin. 21 years.

10 Jul 1619

Murtagh Mc Colla [damaged]challen

Ballemacgillkoell. 21 years; surname damaged in print.

21 Jul 1619

Art O’Mullhallan and Shane duffe O’Mullhallane

Half of Balletullaght and the half-town of Sradneheveran. 21 years.

10 Oct 1619

Rowry O’Mullchallan, Manus reogh O’Mullchallen and Edw. Mc Gillcowell

A quarter of Lissnetaylor. 31 years.

30 May 1620

Manus reogh O’Mullchallen

A quarter of Ballyrobin. 21 years.

Nov 1622

Patric O’Mullchallen

Three quarters of Ballybrittas. 21 years.

10 Apr 1624

Turlogh duffe O’Mullchallon

Land in Dungonell, also Ballydungonell. 61 years.