School: Sceichín an Rince, Cloichín an Mhargaidh

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Sceichín an Rince, Co. Thiobraid Árann
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Dómhnall Ua Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 073

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 073

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  3. XML “Lord Kingston”
  4. XML “Buckley - Tithes”
  5. XML “Lord Kingston”

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  2. Long ago the landlords in Ireland were very cruel to their tenants. A landlord called Nathenial Buckley owned a property of twelve square miles. he was cruel to his tenants for the nonpayment of thites which was for the support of the protestant clergy. If the people did not the thites they were evicted from their homes. Sometimes they took crops or cattle for payment. When the people were evicted they got a part of the mountains to till and to live there. When they had small farms ready to raise crops and keep cattle the thites were again raised and evicted again.
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  3. In former times the majority of this part of the country belonged to O'Mahoney's and later
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