School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 348
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- (continued from previous page)Lord Tir Awley that built Castle Lacken house, and lived on there for some time until Colonel Knox occupied it afterwards, and later a man named Orme. Then Ernest McCormick bought it from Orme. Then the Land Commission took it over and put tenants living on it.
A man named Thomas Loughney of castletown, Lacken, bought the Domain.
Colonel Knox was a very bad man, although he used to kill a beef in the week, and a sheep each day for the use of the house. He had many servants employed. He was a most cruel man he did not want any person to go through his Domain.
At one time there was a Priest named Father Neary in Lacken Parish. He was out hunting one day, and as he was coming home in the evening he crossed through his Domain, to make a near way home.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Hale
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Forde
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
