School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 92
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- (continued from previous page)all, when he landed in Dunfanaghy to collect the tithes the people arose in [anger?] though there were crowds of soldiers and police there, and took Moore to the top of Lough Salt Mountain, and there on his knees made him swear he would never collect the Tithes.
- Mr. Stewart and Sir Peter Balm of Ards were two good landlords. The landlord divided the land into farms, and gave one to each tenant, and that tenant paid him rent each year. Men used to come round and collect tithes from the tenants. One time when the collector came round, the people stoned him for ten miles(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Doreen Holman
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Parkmore, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- M. A. Mc Garvey
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Parkmore, Co. Donegal
