School: Castlerock N.S. (roll number 13242)
- Location:
- Drummartin, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Frank Haran
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0174, Page 134
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- The district was thickly populated before the famine, consequently the peoples suffering were greater. Many houses then inhabited are now in ruins.
The potatoes decayed in the ridges as a result of "Blight" the potatoes that did not rot in the Ridges did so in the pits. This was repeated the following year, and again the following year. Famine followed, and thousands died of hunger. Fever followed the famine and this increased the number of deaths. The corpses were strewn on the road sides and in the fields. To relief this distress the Government stepped in and established "Soup Houses" in certain districts. Large boilers were got in chic inferior classes of meat were boiled. This soup was distributed among the needy on certain days and(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Tom O Rorke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 79
- Address
- Rathosey, Co. Sligo
