School: Baile Deasún (B.)
- Location:
- Ballydesmond, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Mac Giolla Phádraig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0359, Page 047
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- The Famine reached this country about the year 1846 and held out until the year 1847 The country was very thickly populated. Hundred of people, both young and old died of of hunger. Most of the boys and girls of this district emigrated to foreign countries. They had nothing to eat, but green leaves. They used boil weeds and eat them. The common food of this district was turnips. They had but very little money but they had to pay the rent of their land.
It was the first year the potatoe crop was known to fail. In June the stalks turned black and the potatoes rotted on the ground. They had oats and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doonasleen East, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Denis O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Doonasleen East, Co. Cork
