School: Liathdruim

Location:
Leitrim Beg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Mainnín
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    Over a century ago most of the houses of the village of Kilmacragh were on the north side of the road.

    Over a century ago most of the houses of the village of Kilmacragh were on the north side of the road. Bowes Daly, the landlord raised the rent on all his tenants.
    The people on the north side of the road refused to pay the rent. Bowes Daly got some of the army to avict them. There was a fight between them. All the people were killed and their houses were knocked to the ground. The few people who lived on the other side of the road paid the rent and were saved.
    Now all traces of those poor people's houses have disappeared but a new village grew up on the other side.
    The landlord built houses on the other side and got other tenants to live in them.
    At this time the name of the village was changed from Kilmacragh to Newtown Daly. Dalystown and Newtowndaly are both called after Bowes Daly
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown Daly, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Edward Kenny
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Newtown Daly, Co. Galway