School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)
- Location:
- Ónainn, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Sr. M. Bernadette
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- (continued from previous page)immediately changed to Bessborough in honour of Ponsonby's wife who was called Bess.The landlords were both tolerant and humane and evictions seldom occured except when the people made themselves prominent in the Young Ireland and Fenian movements. What sometimes helped to cause evictions was the collecting of the tithes. When people were granted Catholic Emancipation they became bolder and refused to pay the tithes, and skirmishes were fought here and there. "Carrickshock" about seven miles from Owning is famous for it's battle between the peasants and the police.
- Collector
- Maggie Nolan
- Gender
- Female
