School: Tobar (C.)
- Location:
- Tober, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Bean Uí Thóirdhealbhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0808, Page 165
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- A Landlord
The Landlord of Kilfoylan Mr Andrew Bermingham was a very popular man. He was a Protestant and by marriage he became a convert to the Catholic Church.In or about 1882 he gave a big reduction to his tenants to enable them to live as at that time the land was £2 per acre. He owned a very big Estate one in Kilfoylan and another in Roscommon. He attended very large Parnellite meetings which were held in the town of Moate and Clara.
Mr Andrew Bermingham was the father(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Molly King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilfoylan, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Patrick Lowry
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 57
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Kilmanaghan, Co. Offaly
