I am doing a history project about Martin Ward's eviction in Loughrea town in Ireland, 1906,

Question

I already found some informations in local library however it is still not enough and i really cannot find anything more, maybe you have something?
I also tried to look for infos in v. old newspapers such as Freemans Journal (it least nearly 200 years) however the oldest article in the internet archieve is from 2006...
pls for help

thank you

Answer 1

http://www.google.com/search?q=Martin+Ward%27s+eviction+in+Loughrea+town&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGIE_en

Answer 2

i am really sorry there is no article about martin wards eviction

i already tried this method
do you have any ideas where else i could find somethinga about it?

Answer 3

"The following decades of Irish history witnessed the Land Wars and fight for Home Rule. One of the most stirring events of this period in Loughrea was the attempted Ward eviction which occurred in 1906. Martin Ward, a tenant of the Clanricarde Estate, was secretary of the Loughrea branch of the Land League. He was issued with an ultimatum by Clanricarde's agent to leave the Land League or vacate his premises. He refused and eviction papers were served on him. Helped by both the locals and people of the surrounding countryside, Ward’s shop on Church St. was barricaded and despite the efforts of large contingents of the Royal Irish Constabulary, who had been drafted in to break the blockade, the garrison held firm. Eventually a parish priest intervened and officials were sent down from Dublin to negotiate. The result was the passing of the Town Tenants’ Act which stated that a tenant could not be evicted for any reason other than non-payment of rent."

From the very first link in those search results. Read carefully.

Answer 4

ok I see now
thank you :)