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1. Captain Beamish, Captain Boycott and Daly and the Tinkers (continued)

   

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   for many years. Daly with the tinkers money purchased many large farms. When Captain Boycott's place was put up for sale by Captain Beamish, Daly bought it and his descendants live there to this day. In the end he became the owner of fourteen townsland and a very rich man. In his old age it seems he got remorse and conscience and he tried to make reparation for the theft that had made him rich. He had an office at his house and he sat there all day on a certain day of each week. Every poor person who came to the window of his office received a small parcel containing a certain sum of money. He continued this practice till his death.

   

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Michael Connolly

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Miss B. Flynn

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lecarrow, Co. Sligo