School: Druimín (roll number 9438)
- Location:
- Drummeen, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0220, Page 243
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- There lived in Rinn when Gortletteragh Chapel was built a man and his namd was Lord Clemmons but he was never called that. He was called Lord Leitrim. He owned the land as far as trane. He was very hard on the people. They couldent till their land or build a house without telleng him and if he wasent pleased with he he wouldent let them do it. If a man wore good clothes when he would go to pay the rent he would make the rent higher.When Gortletteragh Chapel was built the Parish Priest that was in the Parish was Father Fitzgerald. Father Fitzgerald thought that he was as good as Lord Leitrim and he said something to him one day that vexed him and the next day he came with a crowd of soldiers to take the chapel. He took the chapel(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortinure, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Thomas Browne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortinure, Co. Leitrim
