School: Mohill (B.) (roll number 12415)
- Location:
- Mohill, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Francis Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 059
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The LandlordLord Leitrim or as he was generally called "The oul Devil" was a bad cruel man. He took delight in knocking down small cabins, and burning them to the ground. The comfortable farmer that had a good dwelling house and farm was evicted by him. Protestants generally from the County Cavan were put in his place. My grannie remembers to see one small cabin burned in Cloonboney. An old woman lived there alone earning her living by spinning. The neighbours brought her milk and butter. She was (very) quite happy and kept her house very clean but one day the tyrant came and ordered her out, he put a coal in the thatch and burned it down. The cries of the old woman were(continues on next page)
