School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)

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1. The Landlord

   

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   Mr. Preston was the landlord for Bellinter about thirty years ago. The Prestons were about fifty years in Bellinter. Mr. Preston had 12,000 acres of land. His land extended from Kilmessan to beside Navan. He divided some land between the neighbours. The people that he left the land to have it still. He gave more land to the land-commission.

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   Topics

   1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. riaradh talún (~4,110)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Martin Keary

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballinter, Co. na Mí

   Informant

   Mr Keary

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballinter, Co. na Mí

2. The Landlord

   

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   The land on which we are living now was in former days called Chamber's Estate. There were not many tenants on it. They paid rent every three months. They also paid a

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