Bridget Cussane
- Born
- 1833-01-01 12:00:00
- Died
- 1915-08-07 12:00:00
- Gender
- Female
Associated communities
Tagheen (Mayo)
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Timeline events in this community
- 1830s
Tagheen aka Taugheen in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
- 1840s
Awful extermination of tenantry at Ballinlass
<p>When it came to profit, grazing cattle was more lucrative than having tenants. Having lived in Ballinlass for generations, reliably paying rent, was of no consequence; Marcella Netterville Gerrard, was hell-bent on clearing her land. On this fateful morning, 67 ‘comfortable, clean, and neatly kept habitations, with snug kitchen gardens either before or behind them’ were demolished and all 447 inhabitants of Ballinlass 'scattered over the neighbourhood, residing in the ditches or anywhere they can find shelter’...</p>
1846-03-13 12:00:00