Feudalism is characterized and, indeed, defined as the decline of a central governmental power as power is handed over to private, local, large landholders.

Finally, political lobbying by local landholders paid off and the first sod was turned on 2 June 1923.

During this period of the reconquest in Connacht, Dillon was involved in some sharp practices with the local landholders.

Pittsworth grew up around a hotel(the Beauraba) which attracted itinerant rural workers and local landholders.

Regional partnership bring together a range of organisations, from catchment management authorities to local government, industry, conservation groups, landcare bodies, scientists and local landholders.

In the same year, a local landholder - Thomas Haydon - established an adjacent private township called Haydonton.

The platform and freight facilities were placed on the western side of the line to provide the most convenient access for the local landholder(s).

Then, some of the local landholders had taken charge and posted their guards, again avoiding him, as he had avoided them.

The mission closed in 1856 due to lack of converts, disputes with local authorities and hostilities from local landholders.

They leave it to the local landholders.