School: Cill a' Lachtáin
- Location:
- Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - In the year 1846 and 1847 there was a famine in Ireland. I heard from my father that a lot of people around this locality died with hunger because they had nothing to eat. Lots of people were found dead on the side of the road with grass in their mouths. Some people weren't let get cold until they were but in the coffin going to the graveyard. One evening they were carrying a person to Killalaghton graveyard and they felt him stirring in the coffin. When they came to the gate they looked in and he was turned mouth under
- Long ago there was a famine in this district. I heard that a woman was buried beside a big bush near Mr John Kelly's house, Ballylouge, Kiltormer. It is said(continues on next page)
