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School: An Clochar, Port Omna

Location:
Portumna, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Lorcáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0057, Page 0447

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    never allowed them to lice in peace. Tenants had to supply fuel, grain, hay or such as they could supply. Their agents collected them by force which often caused bloody battles. The poor tenants always came off only second best. One of the cruelest of Clanrickardes successors to the estate was the last old wretch who in as late as 1880 turned hundreds of families out in Portumna district, and thus caused all young girls and boys to emigrate to foreign lands. Many of Clanrickardes local under-agents were always prepared to carry out most unmanely duties towards their neighbours. One in particular Mr J. Whelan directed police and Soldiers at mostly every eviction in this
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Portumna, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Matthew Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Portumna, Co. Galway