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School: Mullinavat Convent

Location:
Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr M. Lorcán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 005

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    A part of my littel farm belonged to Captain Tighe. On one occasion when times were hard and people were fighting for a reduction in the rent. The Landlord was threatening to seize the cattle. They had to be brought to them. The Landlord had an agent his name was Captain Hamilton. He was well known in my district for carrying out seizures. This agent had a rent warner in every district. His duty was to warn people when the rent was due.
    On one occasion a poor man went to him empty handed on the day the rent was due, the agent said to him very well "Ivory" where is your money. He
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Flannery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Buckstown, Co. Kilkenny