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School: Soran, Longford (roll number 14683)

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Soran, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Wilfred O'Callaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 227

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  1. Landlordism

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    The landlord of this district of Soran was said to be of Scottish descent, and was of the name of Furge-bush, later on changed to Lord Forbes. He was the greatest tyrant of the day, and was particularly noted for his harshness and cruel treatment. He evicted wholesale, and treated as ruthless as a landlord of his time had power to do.
    Amongst many of these heartless evictions which he carried out, were the evictions from their homes of helpless women and children, whom he drove forth to die on the road-side in the dark famine years.
    A very heart-rending story
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford
    Informant
    John Lennon
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford