School: Barrow (roll number 11850)

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1. The Local Landlord (continued)

   

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   few people who were evicted were John O'Connell from Gleann and Margaidh, a man with a young helpless family. They showed no mercy to him but threw him out on the roadside. Another eviction took place in Lisodigue. The name of the man who was evicted was Andy Dowling. He was thrown out of his dying bed, and his house was burned. He died in an old stable a few days afterwards.

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2. Folklore and Tradition

   

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   Long long ago there lived an old man. He had a hump on his back. After a while he died, then his people laid him out on the table. There were a lot of people in the house that night. His hands or his legs were not touching the table at all. Then they had to tie a rope and a stone

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