School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

Location:
Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0411

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0411

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  1. In olden times there used to be a Land Lord in every district. The land lord of this district was Lynch. The Land lord of Liskeavy was Blake.
    The Lynches were land lords over a hundred years. They were very lenient to the people.
    There were a few evictions after black forty six. At that time houses were built where the national school now stands. The people were evicted about the year 1850 because they were unable to pay their rents
    They emigrated to America and Manchester. Ryans was the name of one of the families. There was a family of the Lavelles in John Brennans
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Kilgevrin, Co. Galway