School: Tobar Ruadh

Location:: Toberroe, Co. Galway
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The Landlords

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There were landlords over every village long ago. The landlords used to raise the rents which were very high at times, and then the poor people were not able to pay them. The landlord that ruled Ratesh was Mr. Lewin. When the poor people were not able to pay the high rents the landlords used to come and evict them out of their houses and knock them down. The Cailifs used to carry out evictions every place in the country. The poor people were not able to buy clothes for themselves because they had to pay the rents. If the landlord saw a new suit of clothes on a man when he would be paying the rents he would say that he was a rich man and then the landlord would raise his rents.
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Topics
1. place-space-environment
  land management (~4,110)
Language

English
Collector
Patrick Keville
Gender

Male
Address

Ratesh, Co. Galway

Informant
James Keville
Gender

Male
Age

85
Address

Ratesh, Co. Galway

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