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School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 6293)

Location:
Tully More, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhrisleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1048, Page 101

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    The following story was told to me by my father Con Melley (55 yrs.) Tullycleave Ardara Co. Donegal
    The time of the famine there was free broth distributed to the poor people. There was a man named Ovens living in Downstrands and he tried to stop the giving out of the broth. There was a priest named Father Glacan and he told Ovans that he would die of hunger and he having plenty of food. this prophecy came true because ever after that every place Ovens went he was always eating and some time later he died of hunger and he having plenty of food to eat.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Melley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Con Melley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Ardara, Co. Donegal