School: Doire Iubhair (roll number 7194)
- Location:
- Derryoober West, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séan Mac Diarmuda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0050, Page 0388
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- The evictions began in this district in 18,86 and continued during the following years.
Nearly every family in this parish was evicted.
Some were evicted because they did not pay the high rents which were fixed by Lord Clanrickard and his Agents, but some were evicted for no reason.
In some houses the people held out against the landlord's men. The most important of these fights were at Saunder's Fort and the Gate Evictions the former which was held for eleven day's against a regiment of soldiers.
When the people were evicted they went to live in little huts while some of their houses were taken up by "grabbers" who came from the north of Ireland.
- Informant
- Lawrence Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85
- Address
- Woodford, Co. Galway
