§ MR. SHEEHAN (Cork County, Mid.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners have received particulars of the claim of the representative of Timothy Murphy, of Coolalta, Macroom, to an untenanted farm on the townlands of Cappanagroove and Carrigadrohid, near Macroom, on the Bowen-Colthurst estate; are negotiations proceeding at present for the sale of this estate; and what steps, if any, are being taken to include Timothy Murphy's claim in the purchase proceedings.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Estates Commissioners have received an application for reinstatement from the representatives of Timothy Murphy, and have referred it to an inspector for inquiry. An originating application has been lodged in respect of the sale of the estate of Georgina Bowen Colthurst, but the townlands mentioned are not included in the sale nor do they appear among the other lands which the vendor owns but does not desire to sell.