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School: Inch, Borris

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Clanagh, Co. Carlow
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Michael J. O'Donoghue
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 675

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  1. The Local Landlord

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    The landlord of the townland of Ballyroughan about eighty or one hundred years ago was Lord Stopford, the Earl of Courtown.
    His family was settled in the Co. Wexford for many years. He was looked upon as being a bad landlord. He evicted many people from their homes and sent them to starve and die by the roadside. Many people who were not able to work went to the workhouse.
    If the farmers drained the land they were charged higher rents and if they were not able to pay it they were evicted. Any of the young people who were able to work went to America to find work there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Fanning
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyroughan Little, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Mr John Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyroughan Little, Co. Carlow