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School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 228

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    The local landlord of Hillerdee-[?] Ballyknock, and Ballycastle was Colonel Arthur Gore.
    He was succeeded by his brother "sir Charles", and lived in Beleek manor Ballina. The Gore family were very good landlords to their tenants. They never carried out evictions. They usually suplied their tenants with seed potatoes, and seed oats, and the tenants were highly pleased with their landlord.
    Tithes were collected by the Protestant Minister but the people resisted and fierce battles were fought, between the tith collectors, and the people, and finally the tith gathers were wiped out, and the Minister had to live on the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eddie Gilmartin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killerduff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Gilmartin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Killerduff, Co. Mayo