School: Baile Nua (C) (roll number 16803)
- Location:
- Newtown, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Conchoille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0082, Page 150
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“Judge Kelly was the landlord of Newtown and he lived in Newtown House.”
(continued from previous page)men and women dancing, and he supplied them with any amount of drink and eatables. Judge Kelly and his daughters used to give the school children of his district a Christmas tree decorated with very nice toys and they could take from the tree what ever one they wished for. The land was divided among the tenants about thirty years ago.
Landlords
“The Blakes were the landlords of Athenry at one time.”
The Blakes were the landlords of Abbey at one time. There were two brothers of them Robert and Walter. Robert was a good man and took great care of his tenants. At times when the tenants came to him to ask him to give them time to pay the rent he told them to keep the money if they wanted it and to pay him when they had it.(continues on next page) - Informant
- Matthew Synott
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Abbeyknockmoy, Co. Galway