School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)

Location:
Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 325

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  1. Some of the landlords long ago were looked upon as very bad. When they would come to a house for the rent or rates and if the people had not it, they would not wait at all, until the next week, but, put them out of the houses straight away. Some of them used to stay in England and send an agent to Ireland to collect the rent. He would rise it a couple of shillings to
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tlachta, Co. Meath