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    Landlords.
    Colonel Knox:
    He was a landlord and he got possession of Creagh House through trickery. It was really belonging to another landlord named Cuffe, and when Cuffe and his wife died they left the place to an only daughter. When Knox heard of this he got some papers and brought them to the girl. She signed the papers not knowing that she was signing the whole place over to Knox. It was said that a priest used to go down Creagh avenue for a walk and he used to go out on the gate on the Westport road. One day Knox got vexed and he told the gate-keeper not to let the priest in. The following day the priest came and the gate-keeper excused himself but said he got orders from Knox not to let him in. The priest walked on and as he neared the gate it flew
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Mulrooney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Mulrooney
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo