School: Béal an Átha Móir (B.)
- Location:
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0225, Page 126
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“There was land in Drumcroman and the man to whom it belonged (to) refused to pay the heavy rent that was on it.”
(continued from previous page)pointed their guns at them and said, ''keep back as we'll fire''. The men paid no heed to them but went on towards them. When they got near them they saw the landlord standing between the police. They remained there for about an hour and they did not fight.At last the landlord jumped out from between the police and ran off the road as quickly as he could. Some of the men ran after him. He had a gun loaded and he shouted, ''stand back or I'll fire. The men ran another little piece. Then they all stopped but Phil Meehan.There was a house along the road and the landlord went to the door but the door was shut against him.By the time he got to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Francis Michael Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloverhill or Corglass, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Michael Fee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Curraghnawall, Co. Leitrim