School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Doire Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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  1. There was no landlord ever living in this place, but Lord Sligo owned it. The people looked on him as a very bad man.
    He put a lot of people out of their land. There were a lot of people living in Gleann lomaire, but he put them all out of their land and he gave it to Scotch people.
    He put my great-grandfather out of his land although he had his rent paid. He gave him another piece of land but it was nearly all mountain. My great-granddfather had to
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. riaradh talún (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peigí C. Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Tadhg Ó hOistín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tamhnaigh Shlinneáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo