School: Port Omna (B) (roll number 2174)
- Location:
- Portumna, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Broin
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- (continued from previous page)supported by Clanrickard, and Colonel Nolan a Catholic whom the priests helped in every possible way. Despite the power of Clanrickard, French was defeated and Nolan was elected. French lodged a petition on the grounds that undue influence had been used in the case of Nolan and a second election had to take place. Nolan was again elected and Clanrickard's attitude towards his tennants completely changed. About this time the system of voting by secret ballet was brought into force.
Clanrickard raised the rents, and evicted those who were unable to pay. This landlord's estate extended to Loughrea, Craughwell and Galway City. He employed an agent named Mr. Blake to collect the rents. Blake showed no mercy and soon he incurred the displeasure, and in fact the hatred of his tenants. One day when going to mass, in a coach with his wife he was attacked outside Loughrea, and shot dead. The coachman stood up to look for the assailants and he too was killed.
Blake's wife was seriously injured.
Mr. Joyce next became the agent and he evicted many families in the Woodford(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Dillon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shanbally, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mr Michael Dillon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Shanbally, Co. Galway
