This is a further or third Codicil the the last Will and Testament of me Joshua McGeough of Drumsill in the County of Armagh Esquire --

Whereas in and by my first Codicil bearing date the Twentyfifth day of November one thousand Eight hundred and Eleven written on the sane sheet of paper with my said last Will and Testament I ordered and directed, and, thereby declared it was my will and meaning that my three Daughters Mary Ann, Isabella and Elizabeth should live in my Dwellinghouse at Drumsill with my son Walter so long as my said three daughters or any two of them should remain Single and unmarried, or untill my said Son Walter should get married Nolo I hereby revoke, annull and make void that part of of my said first Codicil, to wit the words 'or untill my said Son Walter gets married,' and Instead thereof I hereby order, direct and declare it to be my will and meaning that my said three Daughters Shall have full and free Liberty to live in my said Dwellinghouse at Drumsill with my said Son Walter so long as my said three Daughters or any two of them Shall remain Single and unmarried and that they shall have an Equal right and priviledge to the furniture of my said Dwellinghouse and, to my Demesne Lands of Drumsill out offices and Stock of Cattle which I may have at my death in Common with my said Son Walter so long as my said Son Walter remains unmarried, free and clear of all rent, Hearth and Window tax and County Cesses so long as my said three Daughters or any two of them shall live in my said Dwellinghouse at Drumsill Single and unmarried with my said Son Walter. But it is my will and desire and true Intent and meaning and I hereby order and direct that my said Son Walter Shall not be permitted after his marriage to live in my said Dwellinghouse so long as my said three Daughters or any two of them remain unmarried -- But that then and in that Case it is my will and I order and direct that my said three Daughters or any two of them, so long as they remain Single and unmarried shall have and be entitled to the entire of my said Dwellinghouse and furniture, out offices, Demesne Lands and Stock of Cattle and it is my will and meaning that if my said Son Walter should not after the marriage of any two of my Daughters choose to live and reside in my said Dwellinghouse then and in that Case I order and direct that such one of my said Daughters as may then remain unmarried and chooses to live and reside therein shall have and be entitled to my said Dwellinghouse, furniture, out offices, Demesne Lands and Stock of cattle during her life with liberty for for her if she chooses to surrender and give up the said Dwellinghouse, out offices, furniture and Demesne lands to her sisters during their lives it being my will and Intention that after the marriage of any two of my said Daughters if my said son Walter does not choose to Live and reside in my said Dwellinghouse, the same shall not be set to a stranger but that the same with the furniture thereof, out offices and Demesne lands shall be a residence for my said Daughters during their respective lives and I hereby Ratify and Confirm all and every other part and parts of my said first codicil and also my said Will and whereas by a second Codicil to my said will bearing the date Twentyeighth day of May last written on the same sheet of paper with my said Will and first Codicil I gave, devised and bequeathed the two Towns and Lands of Irish Ballynagross and Ballytrustan with theri subdenominations and appurtenances situate on the Barony of Lecale and County of Down unto my said Son Walter McGeough, the Fee Simple and Inheritance of which said two Towns and Lands I purchased since the making of my said will and first Codicil, therefore least [sic] it should hereafter turn out that the reversion in Fee Simple of the said two Towns and lands have not been disposed of by my said second Codicil, I hereby revoke, anull and make void my said second Codicil in every respect and I hereby give, devise and bequeath the Fee Simple and Inheritance of the said two Towns and Lands of Irish Ballynagross and Ballytrustan with their subdenominations and appurtenances and all my Estate and Interest in them respectively unto my said Son Walter McGeough, his heirs and assigns forever To hold to my said Son Walter his heirs and assigns forever to for and upon the same or like conditions Trusts uses powers and Limitations in every respect and none other and with like power and none other of making Leave as I have in and by my said will devised other Fee Simple Estates in my said will mentioned to Trustees therein named In Trust for my said son Walter McGeough his heirs and assigns In Witness whereof I have to this writing which I hereby publish and declare to be a further Codicil to my said last will and Testament and which is to be accepted and taken as part thereof set my hand and seal this Tenth day of November Eight hundred and fourteen --

Signed sealed published and declared
by the said Joshua McGeough as a further
Codicil to this said last will and Testament in
the presence of us who have hereunto signed our
names as witnesses thereto at his request & in his
presence asd in the presence of each other --
/s/ Thos Pearce
/s/ Dan Brown
/s/ Patk Collins

/s/JMcGeough /seal/

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