School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 12_023
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“The Landlord which ruled over Ayle was called Lordsligo.”
The Landlord which ruled over Ayle was called Lordsligo. He lived in Westport Demain.
He had an agent mamed powl who used to come round every year gathering the rent. He owned all the best land in the place himself. He evicted a great deal of people from their houses and built great big walls out of the stones. He also planted a lot of woods all over the place. When(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tom Heraty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Forkfield or Gowel, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Tim Madden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Mayo