School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua
- Location:
- Cill Dalua, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: An tSr. Aileabhaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 389
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- About thirty five years ago the farms in our locality were owned by a Landlord whose name was Major Garside Spaight. He was looked upon as being a very great person.
He owned all the farmsteads and lands within a distance of ten miles of Derry. He usually had two men to go around the country and collect the rent, if this was not paid the day it was due something equal to the money should be given instead, often a fat pig, other times cattle or perhaps the only cow that the farm contained. Often the land would be taken from one person and would be given to his neighbour, of he were of the same religion as the Landlord.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sadie Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Ghráinseach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Ghráinseach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
