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School: Lurga (roll number 12574)

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Lurga, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraig Ó Fogartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0348

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    The Landlord
    Long ago there were a great many landlords around this district. Their names were, Mr John Boland, Mr Latty, Lord Gough, Mr Sean Taylor, Captain Gray, Mr Butler and Lord De Blacquire. Some of them were very decent, but of course some of them were very cruel and selfish too.
    Mr. Butler lived in Bunnahou Tubber, Co Galway. The people living near him were very loyal to him. One day he arrived home from London in a train. When he got out at Tubber station there were a crowd of people waiting to bring him up to Cregg in a carriage drawn by horse when he (Mr Latty) got into there
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Fogarty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tubber, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Micko Forde
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Fiddaun, Co. Galway