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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  1. 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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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jackie Shaughnessy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oatfield, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Shaughnessy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Oatfield, Co. Galway