School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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  1. There were a lot of Landlords in Ireland long ago. They were nearly all English people. They had all the land in Ireland taken and the poor people had to play a rent for the land.
    There are only a few left now. The Landlords sold the land to the Commissioners and the people belonging to the Commission are dividing the land to the people again and most of them are building houses on it and themselves and their
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Gacquin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muckloon, Co. Galway