Scoil: Kilmaine (B.)

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1. Local Landlords

   

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   The landlord in my district was a Mr. Lewin from Castlegrove. He owned the lands of Kilmaine. Another man called Staples from Lasighis was landlord of Kilquire and Killerman. A colonel Knox of Ballinrobe was landlord of Blessington. Ellistron Beg, and Tullyduff. The Millars had land in Millford, Rathgranather, and Ballynulty. Turin was owned by the Rutherfords. The Ruttledges had land near Hollymount. A man named Mr. Tighe had the land of Ballymartain and Coolisduff. There is still a wood beside the Ballinrobe road called "Tighe's wood."
   The Leurins came to Ireland in the year 1595. I know this from an inscription on the tombstone in the Protestant graveyard. They were agents for a man named bannon. When the eldlest son of the Leurins was born bannon was sponsor at the baptism. At the latter's death he bequeathed all his property to Leurin's eldest's son. Mr. Tighe was the first landlord to have his land sold to his tenats.
   All the lands are now divided. It was the Land Commission that divided the land. They also built new houses on

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