Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act, 1870

Derivative title of tenant.

11. For the purposes of this Act a tenant shall be deemed to have derived his holding from the preceding tenant if he has paid to such preceding tenant any money or given to him any money’s worth in respect of his holding, or has taken such holding by assignment or operation of law from the preceding tenant; and where a succession of tenants have derived title each from the other, the earlier in such succession shall be deemed to be the predecessor of the later, and the later in such succession shall be deemed to be the successor of the earlier.