School: Cill Mhíde (C.), Caisleán Nua (roll number 7959)
- Location:
- Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0496, Page 346
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- Lord Fitzgerald was the landlord of Gurrane, Cooliska and other townlands besides. The property always belonged to his family. He was also a judge and resided in Dublin. He was a very good man but his agent was not liked by the (people) tenants, although he was one of the ordinary people and O'Sullivan was his name. Instead of evicting a tenant, Lord Fitzgerald would, by his influence, get a position for one of their sons, but the agent would injure them as much as he dared, he was "down" on some especially. When the agent would go too far, the tenants often complained him to the landlord. Lord Fitzgerald then came round several times to see things for himself. The farmer wanted to get the rent lessened on his piece of land and a land valuer came to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Kelleher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Pallas, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Kelleher
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Pallas, Co. Limerick
