School: An Cnocán Bán, Áth Treasa (roll number 12999)
- Location:
- Cummery Connell (South), Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Ríordáin
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- The landlord of my district Rockhill was
Mr. Alworth.The Alworth family were in the district about a hundred years. They were very good people as there were no evictions in there time.
Land was divided into farms.Tithes were collected people used have to carry it to the landlord. Money that was always given, never cattle. He evercised
no power over his tenants.
The last of the Alworth family left about thirteen years ago. They lived in Newmarket, the place is now owned by nuns.
- Collector
- Ita Curtin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Curtin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Rockhill West, Co. Cork
- The landlord of the district of Lyrneague long ago was Mr. Lysagth.
They were looked upon as bad people, because they used evict the people out of their lands and their houses if they were not able to pay their rent, the people used have to go(continues on next page)
