ROD Reference:  Book 734, Page 306, No. 500642

Transcription thanks to Wendy Jack. Footnotes by Sharon Oddie Brown. 

Dickie  & Donaldson Deed of Partition

Reg^r. 24 Nov^r 1818 ½ past three

To the Reg^r app^d by act of Parlim^t for reg^g deeds wills &c. A Mem^l of a deed of partition bearing date the 18 day of Oct^r 1814 made between Jas Dickie[1] of Carrickastuck[2] in the C^o. of Louth Genⁿ of the one part & Alex Donaldson[3] of Philipstown in the s^d. C^o. of the other part reciting that by deed dated the 18 day of Oct^r 1811 & made between Stewart King[4] one of the Masters of his Majestys Court of Chancery in Ireland Esq of the 1^st part The R^t Hon Jno Foster [5]of Collon[6] in the C^o. of Louth surviving trustee named in the will of the late Rt Honble Frederick Visc^t. Boyne[7] dece^d & Sir Cha^s Hamilton[8] Bar^t Eldest son & Heir at Law of Jno Stewart Hamilton Bar^t formly Jno Stewart Hamilton [9]of the City of Dublin Esq dece^d who was surviving trustee named & app^d in & by a codicil annexed to the will of the s^d Visc^t. Boyne dece^d of the 2^d part Fredk Hamilton [10]of Dunfurth[11] in the C^o. of Kildare Esr eldest son & Heir at Law of Frederick Hamilton late of Dunfurth afs^d of the 3^o part Cha^s Grant[12] Esq^r Capⁿ in his majestys Royal Navy of the 4^th part & the s^d Ja^s Dickie & Alex Donaldson of the 5^th part the s^d Jno Foster Sir Jno Cha^s Hamilton Frederick Hamilton Rich^d Hetherington & Cha^s Grant pursuant to a decree of the s^d Court of Chancery bearing date the 1 day of July 1808 in conson of the sum of £1673..10 deposited in the Bank of Ireland by the s^d Ja^s Dickie & Alex Donaldson & of 10/- each by them p^d. the the s^d Jno Foster Sir Jno Cha^s Hamilton Rich^d Hetherington & Cha^s Grant they with the consent of the s^d Stewart King did release and confirm to the s^d Ja^s Dickie & Alex Donaldson then ment^d. to be in their posson all that part of the Lands of Carrickastuck then in the tenure of Cha^s[13] & Henry Coulter[14] & their undertenants cont^g in the whole by Estimation 90 acres 2 roods & 20 perches plantation measure be the same more or less situate lying & being in the Manor of Brack Barony of Dundalk & C^o. of Louth To hold s^d premes with the appurs unto the s^d Ja^s Dickie & Alex Donaldson their Heirs & assigns for ever & the s^d Ja^s Dickie & Alex Donaldson having made partition of the s^d Lands of Carrickastuck between them with the turf Bog thereto belon^g in manner following that is to say that the s^d Ja^s Dickie his Heirs & assigns sh^d hold & enjoy to his only proper use thereof for ever all that part of said Lands of Carrickastuck occupied by himself & his undertenants cont^g by estimation 45 acres 2 roods & 30 perches tog^r with 1 acre 1 rood & 27 perches of the Bog marked N^o. 4 in the Map then in the posson of s^d Ja^s. Dickie & his undertenants bounded on the East North East & North by that part of Carrickastuck marked N^o 2 in the Map the property of Paul Parks[15] Esq & then occupied by Ja^s Pollock[16] also on the East by part of the Lands of Barronstown occupied by Patk Lawless[17] Jun^r & W^m. Foster[18] Esq^e on the south west by part of the Lands of Clonalunan the property of M^r Rob^t Dickie[19] on the North west by Annaghvackey[20] bog the property of s^d Rob^t Dickie & M^r And^w Bradford[21] & also part of the Lands of Annaghvackey the property of Mess^rs Sam^l [22]& Andw Bradford[23] & on the North west & North by part of the Lands of Cavananore[24] the property of s^d And^w Bradford save & except out of the above ment^d boundary 1 acre 1 rood & 26 perches of the Bog marked N^o. 4 the property of Paul Parks then in the posson of Ja^s Pollock for the full moiety share or proportion of the s^d Ja^s Dickie of in & to the s^d Lands of Carrickastuck & turf Bog thereunto belon^g. & that the s^d Alex Donaldson his Heirs & assigns sh^d. hold  enjoy to the only proper use of the s^d. Alex Donaldson his Heirs & assigns for ever that part of the s^d Lands of Carrickastuck then in the actual posson of Henry Coulter cont^g by estimation 44 acres 3 roods & 30 perches tog^r with 1 acre 1 rood & 27 perches of the Bog marked N^o 4 in the Map then in the posson of Henry Coulter & included within the boundarys wh describes Ja^s Dickies part of s^d Lands be the same more of less bounded on the North by the River wh seperates it from the Lands of Shortstone[25] the property of M^r Jn^o Bailie[26] on the East & south East by the stream wh seperates it from Cloughmagniggan[27] the property of Hugh Cullan[28] on the south by part of the lands of Barronstown[29] the poss^d by Ja^s Lawless[30] & on the south west south & north west by that part of the lands of Carrickastuck marked N^o 2 in the Map the property of Parks Esq than in the posson of Ja^s Pollock & his undertenants for his full moiety share or proportion of the s^d Alex Donaldson of in and to the s^d Lands of Carrickastuck & turf bog thereunto belong^g wh s^d deed & this mem^l are respl^y witness^d by Paul Parks of Dundalk in the C^o of Louth Revenue officer & Alex Parker[31] of s^d C^o & town shoemaker. Alex Donaldson (seal) Ja^s Dickie (seal) signed sealed & delivered in presence of Paul Parks Alex Parker. The within named Paul Parks maketh oath that he saw the within named Ja^s Dickie & Alex Donaldson duly execute the deed of partition whereof the within writing is a Mem^l & also saw the s^d Ja^s Dickie & Alex Donaldson sign & seal this mem^l & that he this dep^t is a subscribing witness to s^d deed of partition & Mem^l & that the name Paul Parks subscribed as a witness to s^d deed of Partition & Mem^l is dep^t name & his own proper hand writing Paul Parks. Sworn before me at Dundalk in the C^o. of Louth this 23 day of Nov 1818 by virtue of a Comⁿ to me directed & I know the dep^t. John Townley[32]. A true copy E Woodhouse[33].