Local Traditions of the Famine Period “The poorest of the inhabitants - the labourers depending on their day's wages for food - were the first to fall victims to the hunger.” CBÉS 0530 Tras-scríbhinn
Names of Landlords “Names of landlords, land agents, bailiffs are who signalised themselves and are remembered as "good" or "bad" men.” CBÉS 0530 Brigid Parkinson Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “A family named Barry lived at a place in Terryglass now called Barryhill.” CBÉS 0530 William Heenan Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “About eighty years ago there lived in the townsland of Ashgrove, Terryglass a family named Talbot.” CBÉS 0530 Mrs Brigid Tierney Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “Near the present churchyard there lived a man named Donoghue who owned a fine house, which was built near the chuchyard gate.” CBÉS 0530 Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “There were about sixty families in all evicted by this cruel Thomas Talbot.” CBÉS 0530 Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “Synge, the landlord of Slevoyre, often tried cunning methods to dispossess farmers of their holdings.” CBÉS 0530 Brigid Parkinson Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “The estate of Garrownaglogh, Terryglass had fallen into debt about the year 1845...” CBÉS 0530 Bryan Hogan Tras-scríbhinn