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School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

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Moyne, Co. Longford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 549

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  1. An Eviction

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    Long ago when the people would not pay their rents the Landlord evicted them. The Landlord evicted Pat Reilly Rosduff and he had to live in a house that was built for him. They called it a Land League House and they built it at the back of a ditch. He had to live there for about one year.
    Then he settled with the Landlord who let him back to his own house. He had a terrible fight to try to get back to his own house. The Land League had to keep him up.
    They had to give him money, clothes and food. This house was built of clay and sods. It was very badly built. There were only two small windows on it. The Land League employed men to put it up and they put it up in two days and when
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Informant
    Patrick Mac Namee
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Moyne, Co. Longford