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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
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P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 199

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  1. Evictions

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    Years ago in the days of the evictions they army was coming to Clonmacnois to evict them for the taxes and head men were Mr. Brummel and Eggshaw. The men and women all got out and built walls across the road and cut trees to stop them. They cut the bog-road in several places. The men of Clonfanlough when they saw them coming rang the chapel bell, to let the Clonmacnois people know they were coming.
    Despite all their efforts they arrived in Clonmacnois, but the people attacked them and soon made them surrender by beating them with bottles and stones. They put the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ciaran P. Coughlan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonascra, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Coughlan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Address
    Clonascra, Co. Offaly