School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)

Location:
Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Ó Droighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 142

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 142

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  5. XML “The Landlord”

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    at the end of the town, the smith was Isaac White. The bellows was ordinary. There was one fire place in it. The roof was a stone roof. It is one century old. All the blacksmiths were looked upon as strong men
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
        2. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    2. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    3. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seumas Mac Carthaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Bean Uí Cárthaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
  3. Lir Montague Chapman is the Landlord. He succeeded his father, He was a good landlord. The people who were evicted went to Australia. Cromwell first gave them the land. The land was divided into farms. The farms were not sub-divided into smaller farms. The landlords had
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