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1. The Local Landlord

   

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   The local landlord was a man named Burrows. He lived beside the village of stradone. They were in this place for about five generations. He used to be very good to his tenants and workers. He employed mostly Catholic workers. Three tenants were evicted in the last generation are Paddy Rourke, John Finigan and Pat Mc Gorry, but these men bought back part of the land when it was being sold out. When these men would leave the farms a Protestant man known as a "Land-Grabber" usually stepped in and took the land. But the people round him "boycotted" him until eventually he

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Owen Alf O' Reilly

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   14

   Address

   Castleterra, Co. an Chabháin

   Informant

   Thomas Mc Caffrey

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   69

   Address

   Béal Átha hÉis, Co. an Chabháin