'Under the Statute of Limitations 1957, a claimant must establish 12 years of continuous possession to bar the rights of the paper title owner' Rental records dating back to 1995 proved key in a long-running family land dispute in Galway that hinged on squatter’s rights. The Western Circuit Court ruled that brothers Fergal, Pat, and Aonghus Hassett – rather than their cousin – are the rightful owners of 34ac of land known locally as Simon’s Place in Tiernascragh, Ballycrissane. .