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Farmer’s son sues father for wages
Limerick City, where the case brought by Thomas Clancy against his father will be heard during the next assizes. This image shows George's Street c. 1900. Photo: National Library of Ireland, L_CAB_00934

Farmer’s son sues father for wages

Limerick, 20 January 1915 - Thomas Clancy, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, is suing his father for wages of £20 per year for his work as a ‘farm servant’ for ten years.

The case is to be tried at the City of Limerick Court during the next assizes, by a judge and jury.

[Editor's note: This is an article from Century Ireland, a fortnightly online newspaper, written from the perspective of a journalist 100 years ago, based on news reports of the time.]

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The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago.