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School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

Location:
Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 145

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    because he could say they owed a half year's rent. The landlord long ago used to pay the minister tithes in kind. He used to get some man to collect them from the farmers. Every year at harvest time this man would collect them. He would collect one sheaf from every stook. The farmer would leave a small sheaf at the end of every stook for the man to collect but the man would not take the small sheaf so they used to fight. Sometimes the man would get hurt so the landlord gave the minister some land and a house which is situated on the Rush Road.
    The landlord of Skerries
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Mc Namee
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Church Street, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr James Dowling
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Holmpatrick, Co. Dublin