School: Kiffa

Location:
Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Helen Dinneen
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0993, Page 047

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    of food at central depots
    At this time many people were emigrating to America, but many of them did not reach its shores as many of them died of famine fever on their way over.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. There was once a great potato famine in Ireland in 1846 to 1847.
    The famine was the cause of reducing the population of Ireland very much. Because the people of Ireland lived chiefly on potatoes as their food. At that time all wheat going into
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cherry Gordon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Graddum, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Magovern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Duffcastle, Co. Cavan