Draft lease between John Hyde of Cregg, county Cork, esquire, of the first part; and Thomas Barry of Ballyenihan, county Cork, farmer, of the second part.
Property: That part of the lands of South Ballyenihan lately in the tenancy of Thomas Noonan and commonly called Paddock containing 20 acres and one perch plantation measure.
Term: For three lives or 21 years.
Conditions: £2:10:0 sterling for each acre payable by two equal half-yearly instalments on 25 March and 25 September. A note in the margin questions the amount of rent payable.
Other: The lease is unsigned and the words ‘not executed’ have been written on the cover in pencil.
Looney, Timothy (Tim) (1914-1990), local historian