School: Duleek (B.) (roll number 6554)

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1. Evictions in Duleek (continued)

   

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   of the Connors, they built houses in it, and made the land good. The people around Duleek when they would be evicted the most often used to go to Drogheda and go on the boat to England. Seamus O'Gormáin, Station Road, ó Liam O'Gormáin, Station Road (50-60).

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2. Evictions in Duleek

   

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   There were people living in the house that Mr. Corry is living in now at the cross about 80 years ago. They were poor and they were not able to pay the rent. The Sheriff's name was Hatch. The people's name was Brannigans. When the Sheriff saw they were not paying the rent he put them out. Mrs. Brannigans husband was dead and she had 6 children, and did not want to go out. She had a big son who hit the Sheriff with a stick.

   There was fighting over it, and one time when the Sheriff, who was called the Bull-drive Hatch, was coming up Culligan Street with his brother, someone fired a shot at him and struck his brother and killed him in an accident. The police were called, and they summoned young Brannigan but could not find him guilty. The two police put out the Brannigans. The Landlords name was Mr. Burton and he gave the house and land to the Sheriff for getting the Brannigans put out. The Brannigans were Catholics and Hatch was

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