The 1865 Rathcore Evictions by Colin E. Rayfus (CP102)

Published 2008: First Edition / Softcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original pictorial stiff card covers. 141 as new very clean and bright pages, previous owners name on the title page. Slight shelf wear might be expected. A very scarce original first edition.(CP102)

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This local history offers up an interesting account of the evictions of Rathcore; a small village situated in south County Meath, Ireland. The study reviews this entire infamous history and gives an interesting insight into the landlord-tenant relationship in Rathcore, land tenure uncertainty in County Meath and Irish agriculture and farming practices from the mid-nineteenth century. Moreover, the study is loaded with a host of primary sources such as census records, maps, tenement valuation maps, photographs, sketches, depositions, poetry stanzas and newspaper articles for the period in question. [Google Books]