School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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- Long ago when the people used fail to pay the rent they were turned out on the road side. The emergincy men were big black fellows as would hardly come in a door. These men used come and order the people out and if they did not go the house would be knocked on them.
If the door was bolted against them they would break it. Then they could take up the land after a time. There was a man down near Connacht who evicted four families and then took up their land. Then(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cáit Ní Chorra
- Other names
- Cáit Ní Chorra
- Kate Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Michael Woods
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
