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1. Strange Animals (continued)

   

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   There is a story told about a man that was returning home from Woodford one Xmas Eve night about twelve o'clock. He was a native of Derrygoolan and when he was about a mile from home at a cross roads, a big black dog with eyes as large as tea cups crossed the roads. The man got a fright and started to run as fast as he could but the dog kept close at his heels. When he came to a part of the road where there was a fort, the dog disappeared. He was seen frequently by many other people late at night.

   

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2. The Landlords

   

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   The Landlords The Earl of Clonrickard was the local landlord. His family had been settled in this district about one hundred years. They cam from Normandy and France the time of the Norman invasion. He was looked upon as a good landlord as he did not exercise any special power over his tenants, until the Plan of Campaign was started. The leaders of this movement were John Dillon, William O'Brien and John Roche others.

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Thomas Kearney

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   63

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Woodford, Co. Galway