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School: Baile Meadhonach (roll number 10675)

Location:
Ballymanagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Micheal Ó Raghallaigh
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    of land. De Viara was landlord before Maxwell, and when he died, his wife married Maxwell. He never raised the rent on anyone who improved their farm or their house. Landgrabbers were very plentiful at the time, and they tried to get all the land but it failed them. He sold his property under the Ashbourne Act in the year 1885.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Hynes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Colesgrove, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Stephen Donohue
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymanagh, Co. Galway