School: Sallybank
- Location:
- Drumsillagh or Sallybank (Merritt), Co. Clare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0585, Page 197
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- (continued from previous page)Maholl near Bunatty. He evicted tenans there but they were afterwords reinstated and housed built for them or put in better circumstances.
The Land lord of Kilmore was Mr. Singleton Samson. He was a bad landlord. He charged £1 an acre for rocky land. He was so bad that it was said about him that when he died they had to put the coffin down sideways.
The land lords of Sallybank were Mr. Parker and Mr. Bernard.
Mr. Parker lived in Ballyvally near Killaloe. He was a good Landlord. He loved Ballyvally and it is said that when he was dying he said to the minister who attended him.
"O Sweet Ballyvally how will I leave you." The minister said(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Moloney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aharinaghbeg, Co. Clare
- Informant
- James O' Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Aharinaghbeg, Co. Clare
