School: Cill a' Lachtáin

Location:
Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0358

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  2. Longworth was the name of the landlord that once ruled my district. He was a good landlord and never carried out any evictions. He never brought strangers on the land. After the battle of Aughrim, Longworth got his estate and the people that were living there were driven into the bogs. The land is now divided into small farms. There were no punishments on the tenants. The tenants had to pay four shillings in the year to the Prodestant
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