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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 539

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    people. Some of the people that he evicted left the country the time of the free emigration. More of them died of starvation.
    If the people of this place had a good deal of geese, they would have to give Mrs. Bourke, the land-lord's wife, half of them.
    The people were allowed to keep only two or three sheep. They would not be allowed to leave them all the year on their own land; they would have to put them grazing some other place. The people used to pay money to the land-lord, this was a collection which was called "Tithes". Each tenant was supposed to pay five Shillings.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerrard Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo