School: Manulla (roll number 14544)

Location:
Manulla, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Mac an Adhastair
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  1. The Land League Cottage.
    On the road between Manulla cross-roads and Balla, in the townland of Leisnolan there is a neat white-washed cottage, now owned by Mrs. O'Grady. This lady is the widow of Mitchell O'Grady the poet, who died a few years ago. This woman's father was a man called "Funny" Brennan. He was evicted out of a house in Drimasloyan by the landlord, Lord Kilmain and he was driven out on the road. One morning at day-break about two hundred people from near and far, gathered to build a house for him. Some built the walls, some put on the roof, and before night fall, a lovely thatched white-washed cottage was completed for Funny Brennan and his family.
    One half of the house was on the estate of Lady Dunville and the other
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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
    Thomas Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumnaslooeen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Drumnaslooeen, Co. Mayo