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1. The Landlord (continued)

   

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   (Contd) strangers brought in. The Costello estate was one of the first sales under the Ashbourne Ach. It was divided into farms at the will of the landlord and later when a son of a family married a potion was given to him. In this way the farms were subdivided. The people on the Costello estate had to pay enormous rents. In Drimacoo, for instance, where the land is very bad the rent was as high as £1 an acre.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Martan Ó Colmáin

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Collector

   Nan Coleman

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cross South, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Dudley Costello

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Creggan, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Nano Costello

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   60

   Address

   Creggan, Co. Roscommon