Francis Nathaniel Keane , of Hermitage. Keane Deed Francis Keane is listed in Griffith's as the immediate lessor and a search of the Registry of Deeds shows that Christopher Marrett granted lands to Francis Keane in deed reference number 886/467/586967[19] dated August 1830. These lands however were in East Clare, Tipperary and in Limerick City the deed does not specifically mention Scattery Island. In 1878 when Francis Keane is granting and assigning land including Scattery Island to his brother or nephew, Marcus Keane in the deed detailed below reference number 58/48/1608[20]. This deed mentions an earlier deed of the 24th December 1830 but this may also refer to the other land detailed in the deed. “A Memorial of an Indenture bearing date 31st December 1875 between Francis Nathaniel Keane, Hermitage in the County of Clare Esquire of the first part Thomas Pilkington of Water Park in the County of Clare Esquire of the second part and Marcus Keane of Beechpark in the County of Clare Esquire of the third part. After reciting as therein said Indenture witnessed that the said Francis Nathaniel Keane and Thomas Pilkington each of them according to his respective estates and interests in the premises for the consideration therein mentioned did grant convey assign and assure unto the said Marcus Keane his heirs exors admors and assigns all that and those firstly the Island of Inniscattery otherwise Scattery Island situate lying and being in the River Shannon formally in the liberties of the City of Limerick but now in the Barony of Moyarta and the County of Clare with every of the rights members and appurtenances unto the said Marcus Keane his exors admors and assigns for and during the full term of thirty one years to commence from the death of the said Francis Nathaniel Keane as conveyed and granted by a certain Indenture of lease of the 24th December 1830 in the Indenture of which this is a Memorial in part recited (but subject to yearly rents covenants and conditions in the said therein recited Indenture of lease of the 24th December 1830 contained) upon and to the use of the said Marcus Keane his heirs exors admors and assigns for his and their sole use and benefit and secondly part of the farm and lands of Gower Island called the House Division and the Curragh therein particularly mentioned and described situate in the Barony of Moyarta and the County of Clare to hold unto the said Marcus Keane his heirs and assigns as in the said Indenture mentioned and thirdly all that part of the lands of Gower situate in the Parish of Kilmacduane Barony of Moyarta and the County of Clare excepting as therein to hold unto the said Marcus Keane his heirs and assigns as therein and subject as therein to the use of the said Marcus Keane his heirs assigns absolutely and which Deed contains other covenants, conditions and clauses and which said Deed as to the execution thereof by the said Francis Nathaniel Keane and Thomas Pilkington is witnessed by Michael Shannon of Mill Street, Ennis in the County of Clare Merchant and Matthew Keane of Mill Street Ennis in the said County of Clare Merchant and as to the execution thereof by the said Marcus Keane is witnessed by the said Matthew Keane of Mill Street Ennis in the County of Clare Merchant and Richard Lewis of Military Road Ennis in the County of Clare writing clerk and the execution of this Memorial by the said Marcus Keane is witnessed by the said Matthew Keane and the said Richard Lewis. Signed and Sealed by the said Marcus Keane in the presence of Matthew Keane of Mill Street, Ennis Co Clare Merchant, Richard Lewis of Military Road, Ennis Co of Clare writing clerk. The above named Matthew Keane maketh oath and saith he is subscribing witness to the Deed of which the foregoing writing is a Memorial and also to said Memorial and that he saw said Deed duly executed by the said Francis Nathaniel Keane and Thomas Pilkington and said Deed and this Memorial respectively duly executed by the said Marcus Keane and that the name Matthew Keane subscribed as a witness to said Deed and Memorial respectively is this deponents proper name and handwriting. Sworn before me at Ennis in the County of Clare this 30th day of December 1878 a commissioner of Her Majesty's Supreme Court of Judicature in Ireland for talking affidavits in and for the County of Clare and I know the deponent. Signed: John J Tweedy (two minutes after Three O'clock 31 Dec 1878”.
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