School: Monaghan (Christian Bros.) (roll number 16723)
- Location:
- Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: M. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 208
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- (continued from previous page)another man for a small sum of money.
The farmers suffered greatly under this system of landlords and were always discontented and unhappy. Often there was a great deal of agitation in which the farmers were determined to stamp out the rule of landlords. The English parliament had a great many debates which finally resulted in victory for the farmers, and what they had long fought for was at last theirs.
The English Government advanced a great sum of money and paid the Irish landlords for all the lands in their possession. The result was a great reduction in the rent and better terms for farmers who now pay their rent to the Irish Land Commission.
- Collector
- Samuel Erskine
- Gender
- Male
