School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)

Location:
Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Conaill
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  1. The Landlord.
    The landlord of this place is Mr Webber. He was looked upon as a good landlord. He sold his property under the Ashburn Act which was one of the best acts of Parliament. There were no plantations. The land was first given to the landlord by the Crommelian laws. The land was divided according to their ideas. Farms were sub-divided. The landlord did exercise his power over his tenants. He did not let them cut timber on the lands he did not give them the sposting rights, nor mineral rights. Tithes were collected by collecters for the church years ago. There are stories long ago that
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Dooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromard, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr James Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    Dromard, Co. Sligo