Volume: CBÉ 0463 (Part 2)

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1. Allen Pollok's Estates about the Year 1800 (continued)

   

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   The poor catholic tenants evicted from their homes at Glynsk, Kilbegnet, Skahard, Creggs came on to Ballymoe and built themselves small huts on the outskirts of the bogs near Ballymoe, Tubber and Traduff near the Bridge of Ballanghayeague and Guilka. A number of these said ranches, in the hands of protestants for over 100 years were taken over by the C. D. Board divided up into small farms and given back to the descendants of the evicted tenants or to tenants adjoining these ranches.

   

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2. Baggot Estate about 1800 or 1790

   

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   Thomas.L.Baggot, Landlord, who lived in the Hermitage, Ballymae cleared away poor tenants from off the good lands which he made into Ranches and gave the ranches over to Protestant Tenants - A number of the Ranches were given over to Protestants Tenants by what is known as the, "eleven

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