School: Finea (roll number 10599)
- Location:
- Finnea, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Kathleen Hackett
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- 4-5-1938
About thirty-seven years ago there lived in this district a landlord named Lord Harleck, and Captain Walker was his agent.
He was a very bad man at times. He did not live in this district, but his agent lived in Cornacreevy.
He put out a lot of tenants out of their houses, for not paying their rents. He put a number of "Orangemen" in their places. Other times he was good enough when no one would vex him.
The people he put out of their houses had to go along the road and get shelter for themselves.
The first landlord came from Cromwell who were(continues on next page)- Collector
- Dan Norton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Togher, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Michael Norton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Togher, Co. Westmeath