School: An Clochar, Cill Ruis

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1. Old Graveyards (continued)

   

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   those weeds they are cut down every year and sometimes oftener but it is of no avail, the weeds still grow.
   It is said that Lower Moore Street was once an old graveyard.

   

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2. The Local Landlord

   

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   Many foreign soldiers who worked under the king of England were placed in lands conquered by the English in Ireland. It was in this that Mr. Vandeleur, a Dutchman, came to own half of Clare which consisted mostly of the western portion. He built a beautiful mansion in the wood and another one in Cahercon. His wife and daughters did not think much of the mansion in the wood they called it ''the little house in the bog.''
   Mr. Vandeleur was a very lenient and generous man. He did not evict many

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Peggy O' Donnell

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilrush, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Michael Morrissy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kilrush, Co. Clare