School: Tisrara (C.) (roll number 14930)
- Location:
- Four Roads, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Fhlaithbheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 411
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- The famine occurred in 1846 and 47. It was caused by the blight that destroyed the potato crop. As the Irish population depended on the potato crop for food the result was starvation.
About one million people died of starvation or of disease on account of starvation. About another million emigrated to America, Scotland, and England in order to escape death.
Not only did the people die in the houses, but they died in the fields upon the roads and in the city streets.
The rents were very high at that time and most of the people were unable to pay them. They were thrown out of their houses to perish and die by the side of the way side.
Besides it was the English Parliament rules the Irish had to go by, so on that account it was ever so much harder on the Irish people. So great was the hunger that the people were eating grass. The country was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Carmel Cummins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Four Roads, Co. Roscommon
