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School: Broca

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Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 577

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    the los of their land. In our great grand fathers time a man from Correvan went with the rent of the whole townland up to the landlord. He had to go to Bawnboy a distance of twenty two miles. When he went in to the landlord and gave him the money he counted it and it was just one half penny short. The landlord threw the money down at the man's feet and the poor man had to go down on his knees and pick up the money into his hat and add the other half penny to it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Clancy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Bartley Clancy
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim