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School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)

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Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. Colmcille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0735, Page 038

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    Sir Francis Hopkins was land of Middleton estate about seventy years ago. He was not a bad man, but his agents were always telling him lies about the tenants of the estate, and doing all in their power to get them evicted. He had very big rents on his tenants, and because of this a group of men conspired to shoot him one night.
    When the appointed night arrived they hid in the shrubs in front of the hall door to await the arrival of (the) his carriage. When Sir Francis stepped out of it the men
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Marcella Meehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dysart, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Meehan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dysart, Co. Westmeath