School: Fothanach (roll number 7980)

Location:
Fohanagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0043, Page 0073

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    3. The landlord of this district was Samuel Johnston, he was a Protestant and was probably one of Cromwell's planters. He was a good landlord and treated his tenants very fairly. He was paid rent twice yearly. The rent was very high and if a person was unable to pay he was evicted and some other person was planted in his stead. When a man was evicted he emigrated to America. There were a few such evictions in this district. Each tenant had to give the tenth sheaf of the Protestant minister.
    4. "... This land was divided about 14 years ago James Johnston still holds about 600 acres.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doon Lower, Co. Galway
    Collector
    John Glynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fohanagh, Co. Galway
    Collector
    John Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Callow, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Patrick Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fohanagh, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Stephen Cahill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisnascreena, Co. Galway