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School: Clochar na Trócaire, An tSráidbhaile (roll number 13020)

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Stradbally, Co. Waterford
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An tSr. Ióseph
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  1. The Famine - Introduction

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    About 80 years ago there was a farmer in the parish of Lower Ballyduff, Co. Waterford who was evicted by the Beresfords. One of his sons went to America and the man for whom he worked saw that he was very intelligent so he had him educated and he turned out to be a barrister. Some years later he wrote the following poem for his Godmother.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Crowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stradbally More, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Matt Cummins
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Carrigmoorna, Co. Waterford