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The O'Halloran girls, Bodyke, Co.Clare Originally uploaded by National Library of Ireland See Frank O' Halloran's account at http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/bodyke_evictions/frank_ohallorans_account.htm Frank O'Halloran's Account of his Family’s Eviction The Irish Times, 15 June 1887 ‘This holding has been handed down to us from generations; it consisted of between 17 and 18 Irish acres, and the rent was, I believe, in my grandfather’s time as low as £13-10s. During my father's time the rent was increased to £22-10s., or £23-1s., to £31, and it was subsequently reduced in Court to £22-10s. as first-term judicial rent. We did a lot of improvements there. We built the house ourselves — a two-storey slated house, and, with our own labour, it cost us £220, and had almost built an out-house at a considerable cost also. As for the land, no one could work harder than we did to improve it.’ When asked if his land was good and if he was able to make a pr...

cliffsofmoher1890 Originally uploaded by merriman2010 This is part of the National Library Collection.

marketstreetennis Originally uploaded by merriman2010 These images are part of the digital collection for the National Library of Ireland.

ourladiesennis Originally uploaded by merriman2010 This is part of the flickr project with the National Library. Munsterset is a compilation of images in Clare, Limerick and Kerry. We would welcome tags, comments and notes to the photographs on the National library site.

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