School: Leyney (roll number 15384)
- Location:
- Carrownacleigha, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Sinéad de Brugha
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- Major OHara was the local landlord. His family is in the district for over one hundred and fifty years. The landlord has about one thousand acres of land. He owns a lot of wood around here, over sixty acres. He also owns a lot of houses. Rent is paid to the landlord according to the size of the house. If any man took a tree out of any wood that belonged to the Major he would be to brought to law and fined. The Major has a sawmill of his own and he saws planks and boards for his own use and he sells some of them. He sells a lot of timber and trees to the people around. He also owns nearly all the the mountain around here except(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Harry Simpson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coolaney, Co. Sligo
