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1. How the Clann O'Reillys were Dispossessed of Their Lands in Fortland (continued)

   

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   Bishop was invited (was invited) to dine with O'Reilly and he was at once seized with jealously at the beauty of the place.
   In those days it was easy to oust a Catholic and some say, by interest, O'Reilly was turned out of his beautiful home and the Protestant Bishop of Meath then became ruler of Fortland. To confirm this fact the tomb of the Con More O'Reilly's is today in a perfect condition in Ballymachugh Protestant churchyard but of course the dates on it are hardly descernible.
   When the Mawells came they acquired a large estate and four hundred acres of demense land. They were rather harsh to the tenants especially the Catholic ones as all landlords were in those days. They evicted many tenants and gave their land to Protestants or to Catholics who became "Turncoats". There are in the locality still some descendants of those who changed their religion. There is a laughable story told of one of those. One time the landlord gave a certain old man the grass of a cow because he undertook to go to church. he

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridgie Mc Cabe

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lisduff, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Patrick Mc Cabe

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   59

   Address

   Lisduff, Co. Cavan