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School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

Location:
Aughrim, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0456

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    The Landlord
    One class of people has gone and gone for ever, such as the landlords. The most of them were descendants of English soldiers that fought under King William or Cromwell of course.
    The Irish land owners gave them plenty of battle, but they were defeated, and their lands were given to the greatest butchers. They were also knighted, as they call the title, and the people also called them Lords - what a shame.
    But the Irish had to suffer. They had to meet this awful class of so called Lords
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Galway