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School: Scoil Naomh Colmcille, Kilmacrennan (roll number 17036)

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Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Gallchobhair
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  2. A Story of Lord Leitrim

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    There was once a tyrant called Lord Leitrim who lived near Carrigart in the Co. Donegal.
    This man was an Officer in the English army and I think bravery was the only decent quality he possessed. So for some deed of bravery he was given a large estate in Donegal. This man did not understand nor didn’t try to understand anything about the mentality of the people that lived on his estate.
    He looked upon his tenants and their families as some kind of inferior
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. landlords (~17)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maitiú Mac Éiteagain
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilconnell or Glebe, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Eamonn Mc Gettigan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Kilconnell or Glebe, Co. Donegal