1770 Nov 21 DEED: 283-214-183826-Lease (need to double check – Murnane, 1987 lists the number as: 283-314-183826) 1770, July

1770 Nov 21 DEED: 283-214-183826-Lease (need to double check – Murnane, 1987 lists the number as: 283-314-183826) 1770, July 10 “which was wrote on the back of a lease bearing date 24 Dec 1766. Bryan BURNS[1] of Laragh[2], Co. Monaghan, farmer demised ... David OLIVER[3] of Ballyrea, Co. Armagh, Gent “all that the Corn Mill commonly called and known by the name Loghigish Mill[4] with the two acres of land thereto belonging with the grist toll or Moulture of the Tates Townlands of Laragh and Cornacariffe[5] ... in the Barony of Cremorrand[6], Co. Monaghan ... for 28 years ... Bryan BURNS of Laragh, Parish of Aghnamullen... Witness Joseph OLIVER[7] of Balinahonebeg[8], Linen Draper.

[1] Bryan BURNS of Laragh, farmer. He does not show up in the 1663 Monaghan Hearth Money Roll or the Irish Flax Growers List 1796. Margaret BURNS – a likely relative shows up in Griffiths at Cornacarrow, Parish of Aghnamullen while James Owen & Charles BURNS also show up in other townlands in the Parish of Aghnamullen.

[2] Laragh is a townland in the Parish of Aghnamullen, Co. Monaghan. (NOTE: There are other townlands named Laragh, but this one fits the description of being the Laragh beside Cornacarrow where David OLIVER (1725-1806) first signed a set of leases in 1764 to establish mills.

[3] David OLIVER (prob 1725-Feb 1806), husband of Susannah WALKER. Curiously in spite of all the leases involving Ballyrea, he does not show up in the PRONI Freeholders Records with that particular holding. In fact the only David OLIVER to show up there is one at Bangor, Co. Down in 1813-1821.

[4] Loghigish Mill AKA Lough Eglish Mill

[5] Cornacariffe AKA Cornacarrow, Parish of Aghnamullen, Barony of Cremorne. It is at the point where the Owenagh River flows from the south into Lough Eglish.

[6] Cremorrand AKA Cremorne.

[7] Joseph OLIVER of Ballinhonebeg. If he is a son of William OLIVER and brother of David OLIVER then he was probably born 1726 (1^st Armagh records) and died between 1789-96. Conjecture about death date is based on 1789 April 15 DEED # 505-49-322470 (which he signed) and 1796 April 1 DEED# 510-33-328019 (where he is described as “late of Ballinahonebeg.)

[8] Ballinhonebeg, Parish of Lisnadill, Co. Armagh. There are many OLIVER family members whose names show up in connection to Ballinahonebeg.