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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

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Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 283

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    If a tenant was unable to pay the rent, he, with all his family were cast out on the road-side, there, to bear the cold and frosty weathr. When such a tenant was evicted the landlords were bycotted - so called because it was started by a Captain Bycot - that is all other tenants were forbidden to do any work for this landlord or if any person took possession of the evicted. Tenants land he too bycotted.
    Again if a tenant improved his lands his rent was raised and the poor tenant was bravely able to out his living and was unable to meet this in-
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leugh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Kitty Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leugh, Co. Tipperary