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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 323

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    turf in towns.
    When a boy was going into the town of Swanlinbar to sell turf, he met Sir Francis Finaly coming out riding on horseback.
    He ordered the boy back home, and next day went to the man's house.
    The punishment
    Sir Francis Finlay left on the man was: to cut a stack of turf for him every year for 10 years. He had to give him a young sow, and a heifer.
    He also had to go on a certain day to dig potatoes for the landlord. This was the way in which some landlords carried on in former times.
    Evictions were not very plentiful in this district, but people who were evicted usually stayed with their friends, but people
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muineal, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr M. Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muineal, Co. Cavan