The railway, now disused was also a later addition. It cut the townland in half with the bog to the south and the better land to the north.
Access to this property is by a lane which now starts opposite Kelly's house. This lane goes all the way to the lake shore. All the houses were grouped together, side by side, half way down the lane.
This system came about because the owner of the land saw nothing wrong with subdividing it among his sons so they could provide for their families. This mainly happened prior to the famine. Often, land was also given as a dowry to a daughter who got married, even though she and her husband might live elsewhere. You can assume that all people involved in a "Rundale System" were in some way related unless, in the meantime, land had been sold or transferred elsewhere.
Not unusually, the land is not equally divided amongst all occupiers and as as general rule, those with the most land had the better houses. All of the above seems valid for this plot.
| Plot | 1 | |||
| Leased From | George French | |||
| Occupier | Description | Area | ||
| Hugh Kelly Edmund McDermott (Roe) John Kelly Terence Kelly Honoria Kelly Peter Kelly Thomas McDermott (Roe) |
Land, House, Offices Land, House, Offices Land, House, Offices Land, House, Offices Land, House, Offices Land, House, Office Land, House, Offices |
Share 63a 2r 11p |
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| Occupier | Value of Land | Value of Buildings | Total Value | |
| Hugh Kelly Edmund McDermott (Roe) John Kelly Terence Kelly Honoria Kelly Peter Kelly Thomas McDermott (Roe) |
£8-0-0 £6-15-0 £5-10-0 £1-15-0 £3-0-0 £3-0-0 £3-15-0 |
15/- 15/- 10/- 10/- 5/- 10/- 10/- |
£8-15-0 £7-10-0 £6-0-0 £2-5-0 £3-5-0 £3-10-0 £4-5-0 |
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