School: Beith Mhór (Beaghmore) (roll number 1209)

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   it off. Lord Leitrim was shot at last going in his coach to carry out an eviction, a woman giving the signal by hanging out a white cloth to the men who did it. This let them know it was he who was in it.

   

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   About sixty years ago, Lord Leitrim lived in a castle on the shores of Lough Rinn. He was very charitable to the Protestants but did not think much about evicting Catholics. Once, a man who lived near Newtowngoer, ploughed a field without Lord Leitrim's permission. He was made turn back every sod that he ploughed.The Curate of Gortlettragh denounced him off the Altar one Sunday. Lord Leitrim told the man with whom the Curate was lodging not to let him in more. The man would not do this, so he was evicted. Then the Curate went to the Parish Priest's house to live. Lord Leitrim told the Parish Priest not to let the Curate into his house anymore. The

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   Topics

   1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. riaradh talún (~4,110)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Kenny

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Míoltrán, Co. Liatroma

   Informant

   Pat Kennedy

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   75

   Address

   Míoltrán, Co. Liatroma