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School: Clonback, Aughnacliffe (roll number 15038)

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Cloonback, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Seán Mac Ionnraic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0761, Page 131

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  1. The Land War

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    There was a land war in Drumlish in the year 1878. It lasted two days. At the land war there were soldiers and sherriff's. On the first day he evicted the tenant of three or four houses. The next day all the men from the neighbouring district rose out in rebellion against them. The soldiers fled.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Kiernan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Smear, Co. Longford