The main activity was concentrated in the wider Oughterard area.The organisers were all respected men. A number were Poor Law Guardians. John Joyce was the founder of Joyce’s Supermarket in Oughterard , now in different hands. He apparently was a native of Headford .This is to give record of what was happening in that period, with details of the people behind it.The “Tenants Defence Association” apparently was formed in Castlebar , Co. Mayo on October 26 th 1878 {Google}The Killanin Tenants Defence Associatio n became the “ Rosscahill Branch of the Land League” at a later date.Jim Fahy
