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School: Doire Clathach (Derryclough), Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 11931)

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Derryclogh Lower, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Firbisigh
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    powers over his tenants and punished severely for trivial acts. If they wouldn't pay the rent they were sometimes fined and more times evicted. If the Landlord went to the house any part of the day and saw, eggs, meat, or butter they immediately raised the rent or told the tenant he should work for him two or three days in the week without giving him any wages. If he didn't do this he was evicted.
    About eighty years ago the tithes were collected that meant the tenant should give one tenth of his produce to the landlord.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máigréad Ní Chárthaig
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Driminidy South, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Tadhg Ó Siarcháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drinagh, Co. Cork