School: Poll Réamoinn (Cailíní)

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   he had only one eviction and in that case the sheriff acted more cruelly than he was ordered. He quenched the fire and put the invalid outside the door in the bed. When he had her out he locked the door. The Parish Priest came the next day and saw the invalid outside. He left his hand on the door and it opened. He got some people to bring the invalid in. he then said to the Policemen and Landlord that were outside to arrest him but they did not. He was a Protestant but married a Catholic girl who was a servant in his house and hose maiden name was Catherine Golden. The children were brought up in their father's religion and came to school to Polredmond. They went down in the classroom to eat their lunch every day while the teachers and other children said the rosary. The mother got them baptized unknown to the father. When their father was dying the wife she had to send for the Minister of Dunmore and the Minister of Ballinlough. He left the children in their charge and they had to become Protestants or he would not leave them any money. He was buried in a Protestant graveyard in County Roscommon and his

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Christina Lynch

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cloonmaghaura, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Mr John Noonan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   90

   Address

   Williamstown, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Mr Michael Glennon

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   68

   Address

   Cloonmaghaura, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Mr Patrick Davis

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Carrowneany, Co. Galway