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School: Tarmon (roll number 13997)

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Tarmon, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
P. Layden
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 252

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  1. Penal Days

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    Long ago the people suffered from the effects of a terrible famine. The people had no manure to plant potatoes and they had to burn clay to make manure The people of Leitrim suffered a great many hardships at the hands of English soldiers The worst of these soldiers was a man named Sir Fredrick Hamilton who lived in Manorhamilton and it was after him that the town of Manorhamilton was named Long ago there was a monastery at Curraghs The name of the Order to which the monks belonged to was the Benedictine Order. One day Sir Fredrick Hamilton came to the monastery burned it and banished the monks. There was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Joseph Early
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Moneenreave, Co. Leitrim