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School: Millín, Séipéal na Carraige (roll number 16329)

Location:
Milleenduff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0351, Page 033

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    In some parts of Ireland there were many evictions. There were no evictions in this locality. If the poor people were evicted because they could not pay the rent, protestants would be put in their places. These people were called grabbers.
    These landlords could put the tenants out of their lands if they did not pay the rent. On a certain day all the tenants of Milleen gathered together and said they would not pay the rent. Then the landlords sent out the bailiffs to take away their cattle from them and to put them out of their lands.
    The farmers knew they were coming, and they put all their cattle into the townland of Garravane. There was one man by the name of Patrick Curtin who did not get time to carry away his cattle. Over one hundred
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Collins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milleenduff, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Geoffrey Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Milleenduff, Co. Cork