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Full Title	Irish Tennant Farmers Lament From Eviction From His Native Home
Date Added	11 January 2014
Format	Book
Language	English
Publish Date	1867
Source	McGarrity Books
Topic	Ballads, Irish. Farm tenancy > Ireland. Landlord and tenant > Ireland. Eviction > Ireland. Farmers > Images.
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