School: Coronea, Arva

Location:
Corraneary, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Ó Dulchanta
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  1. 14th September 1938.
    Local Landlords
    The name of the local landlord was Lloyd. The land our house is built on is known as the "Lloyd Estate". There are not any landlords to be got around this district now. At least I know none of them nor I never heard of any. The people are all settled now.
    During the penal days catholics were put out of their homes and had to live on the mountains and behind ditches and hedges. If they wanted to live in a a house they had to pay terrible high rent which would not be heard of in these day. A man would be shot dead now by the people if he demanded such high rent as landlords did that time. Sometimes a tenant
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nonie Mac Shane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornafean, Co. Cavan