School: Tyrrellspass (C) (roll number 6040)
- Location:
- Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonduibh
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- (continued from previous page)built straw huts and lived there until they were put back. He had an emergency man and police to guard the evicted? land.
- Local Landlords
Written by Kitty Maher, Tore
Obtained from Mrs maher, Tyrrellspass (age 36)
Landlords were very cruel and harsh to there tenants long ago.
The great grandfather Patrick Jessop was evicted from Andrew Gavigans house by Captain Pilkington.
Captain Pilkington was a landlord in Tore, He owned all the land for hundreds of miles each side. Old Buck Payne was a landlord in Ballynuku. Lord Kilmain lived between here and Mullingar. He summoned a great deal of people for poaching. The(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kitty Maher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Togher, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mrs Maher
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 36
- Address
- Togher, Co. Offaly
