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School: Batterstown

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Batterstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Seosaimhín, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 033

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    It is ninety-two years now since the famine raged in Ireland, so it is not hard to find the cause of the poverty and distress of the working people and small farmers. There was a far bigger population in the country districts at that time than there is now.
    They had bad houses, bad medical attentions. All this proved more to their misery, and
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    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
    Informant
    Luke Rickard
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Road worker
    Address
    Doolystown, Co. Meath