School: Drom an Mhadaidh
- Location:
- Drumavaddy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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- The landlord for Drumavaddy was Hugh Swanzy and he lived in Newry Co. Down. His bailiff was William Kerr of Cornamahn and his agent was Slater. He was a harsh landlord. He evicted Joe Smith of Drumavaddy. A neighbour man named Patrick Sheanon gave Joe his barn to live in. After a few years he got a farm of land in Shanow and is living there still. A man named Bartle Mc Govern of Leggan Denn bought the land for twenty pounds. At that time everyone in Drumavaddy had a free bank of turf in Kilnacreeva bog and the landlord sold it. The people were not able to buy it so they lost their banks.
- Collector
- Matt Morgan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumavaddy, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr John Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumavaddy, Co. Cavan