School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Úna, Bean Uí Bhriain
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- (continued from previous page)A fierce conflict was carried on in both places.
The struggle at Miltown Malbay between the landlady and her tenants was kept up for a long time and some of the most respectable people of the parish were imprisoned. This lady was boycotted and some shopkeepers and blacksmiths refused to sell her goods and shoe her horse and they were put to jail. Some people are living yet who were put to jail.
The great Irish leader named Mr Parnell held a meeting at the in the lawn of the Parochial house.
Before the meeting he turned the first sod of the railway from Miltown Malbay to Kilrush in the year 1884.
There used to be numerous bands at the meetings which used be held at O Briens hotel now known as the Malbay hotel in the square.
About a mile from Miltown Malbay there was an evicted farm at a place called Fintra a man(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr P. O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 47
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare