School: Tankerstown (roll number 15304)
- Location:
- Tankerstown, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Thom. F. Meagher
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“The Landlord of the Townland.”
The Landlord of the Townland Lord Gough was landlord of Ballygorteen part of Ballymorris and part of Drangan.
He bought the estate from Stephen O Meagher who lived in Kilmoyler house: he bought it about the year 1840.
He put a very high rent on the estate. In some cases as high as two pounds per Irish acre had to be paid to him. he drew a thousand pounds per year from this small estate.
One time his agent was a man named Carruthers, this Carruthers had been a policeman who arrested Sir John Garden and rescued the lady whom Garden was stealing away.
- Collector
- Joe Dalton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymorris, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr James Dalton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymorris, Co. Tipperary