School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Sr. M. Columbanus
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“Lloyds were the names of the landlords of my district long ago.”
(continued from previous page)five hundred people were gathered. They marched from Ballinameen to Croghan House, where the Lloyds lived, and they called Mr Lloyd out. Father O Connor told Lloyd to do away with the 'soup houses' but at first he refused. The people began to draw nearer, but the priest held them back. Lloyd said that the poor people wanted something to eat, and the priest told him not to have anything to do with religion.
After a few more words the priest asked Lloyd did he believe there was an heir coming for Croghan Estate, and he said that he did, but the priest said there would not. After some time his wife went to a nursing home in Dublin to give birth to the heir. There was a great number of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patty Monaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- The Crescent, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr Pat Carney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Granny, Co. Roscommon