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School: Shountrade, Adare (roll number 6657)

Location:
Shantraud, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 102a

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  1. The Scourge of Landlordism in Rour Mor and Tuagh in the Parish of Adare

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    The Scourge of Landlordism in Rour Mor and Tuagh in the Parish of Adare.
    Parson Delmedge was Landlord in Rour Mor. He lived in a place called Rawbranna, Croom. He treated his tenants very badly. In bad times he raised their rent and showed them no mercy. My father James Normoyle and my two uncles Pat and John, mowed hay with scythes for him during the season to try and pay the unreasonable rent he had laid on the poor lands of Rour. Mowing hay with scythes is supposed to be the hardest task a man could do. What made it still worse for them, the bad food he gave them,
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynagool, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Patrick Browne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Tuogh, Co. Limerick