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School: Walshestown (roll number 3245)

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Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
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Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 425

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    last the man started to throw them into a pond but they scrambled out. The man gained the upper hand at last.
    The widow then put up a shelter by the roadside and lived there with her eight children.
    Tim Mulready.
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    We had three landlords in this district. their properties met at Walshestown crossroads.
    Lady Nugent owned all the land in Walshestown South. Frances John Talbot owned Tallaghan, Ballard and Walshestown North. Col. James Smith of Gaybrook owned Johnstown and Slanemore. All three were considerate landlords yet they managed to get the last farthing from their tenants. Their ancestors were soldiers of either Cromwell or King William and they got the lands
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Hanley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath