School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian S. Pléimeann
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- Mr. Preston was the landlord for Bellinter about thirty years ago. The Prestons were about fifty years in Bellinter. Mr. Preston had 12,000 acres of land. His land extended from Kilmessan to beside Navan. He divided some land between the neighbours. The people that he left the land to have it still. He gave more land to the land-commission.
- The land on which we are living now was in former days called Chamber's Estate. There were not many tenants on it. They paid rent every three months. They also paid a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Gorman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crumpstown or Marshallstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Christopher Gorman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crumpstown or Marshallstown, Co. Meath
