School: Knocknagilla
- Location:
- Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Giolla Críost
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 379
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- (continued from previous page)The landlord often came and brought a cow or a pig or whatever might be about the house if the rent, if the rent was not paid.
No battles were ever fought on account of this landlords severity, but very often it was close to battle.
- Samuel Saunderson was the landlord in this district. He was a good landlord. The family were always in the district. There were several eviction in the district.
There was one in Behey. The family was Soden and there was another in Corrahoe. The man was Bernard Murray. They were evicted because they couldn't pay their rent. The Sodens went to a little hut in Knockakork which was built for them by the neighbours.
Bernard Murray went to another hut somewhere. The Sodens got their land back again in a short time afterwards and so did Bernard(continues on next page) - Collector
- James Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Beaghy, Co. Cavan
