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School: Tulach Chromán (roll number 1256)

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Tullycroman, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Mrs. Brennan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0955, Page 180

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    was very hard and pay very bad.Some of the people died on the road-side at their work from exhaustion.
    In several places porridge was given out to the people:some of the great boilers,which this was made in can be seen to the present day.This porridge was made out of yellow meal,which was sent over from England to the people,who were dying from starvation.
    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 Neeson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumgoask, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mr Philip Neeson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Drumgoask, Co. Monaghan