Michael O'Donel, tenant.
Miss Digby, Landenstown, county Kildare, and the Hon. Thomas Kenelm Digby St. Lawrence (second son of Thomas, twenty-ninth baron, third Earl of Howth—by his second wife, Henrietta Digby, only child of Peter Barfoot, Esq., of Landenstown, county Kildare), landlords.
Mr. Concannon appeared as solicitor for the tenants; Mr. Stephens, solicitor, for the landlords.
Michael O'Donel sworn.
Mr. Concannon. O'Donel, are you tenant of this holding?
I am, your honour.
How long are you tenant?
Since I was born—and that's fifty years ago.
Do you swear that, that you were tenant since you were born? How long are you paying rent?
Since my father's death, about eight years ago last Pathrickmuss,—that's the time I'm the rale tenant. My father and his father were tenants on that holding since the Deluge at all events—couldn't swear longer than that.