The poor catholic tenants evicted from their homes at Glynsk, Kilbegnet, Skahard, Creggs came on to Ballymoe and built themselves small huts on the outskirts of the bogs near Ballymoe, Tubber and Traduff near the Bridge of Ballanghayeague and Guilka. A number of these said ranches, in the hands of protestants for over 100 years were taken over by the C. D. Board divided up into small farms and given back to the descendants of the evicted tenants or to tenants adjoining these ranches.

Allen Pollok, Landlord, owned many and extensive properties at Glynsk, (Ballymoe) Creggs, (Roscommon)
Ballinasloe, Portumna etc. In fact, he was owner of more land than any other landlord in Connaught.
Before the famine, during the famine, and after the famine, he cleared away poor tenants from their 'holdings',
In many cases, he evicted the people from their homes, while in other instances, he gave a small sum in money, such as, from £10 to £20 to the tenants to leave their homes and sign over any claim they might have to it.
to Pollok_ In this way Allen Pollok cleared away hundreds of families, pulled down their homes, levelled the fences and formed big ranches on which he had big houses and