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School: Gort na Mara (Seafield) (roll number 11565)

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Donaghintraine, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghathaigh
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    More than 70 years ago Captain King was landlord of Ballykilcash. He was one of the severest landlords ever known of. He had about 28 agents under him who were equally as cruel. If the Captain wanted to have a big ranch of land as pasture, he would drive out the tenants. At Ballykilcash there was a row of houses from John Scott's to "Hanley's Corner", Captain King evicted every one, and threw down
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Tiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromore West, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Miss B. Kivlehan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Carrowmably, Co. Sligo