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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh

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Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Seanán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0535, Page 434

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  1. Historical Tradition - The Penal Days

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    At the time of the Penal days in Nenagh, the Catholics were thrown out of their own homes and were replaced by Protestants. When the Protestants saw the Catholics starving they gave them soup if they would become Protestants and all those who left their religion were called soupers.
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  2. Historical Tradition - The Famine in Nenagh

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    The Nenagh Hospital was where the Christian Brother's School is today at the time of the famine in Nenagh.
    During the Famine a plague broke out in Nenagh and it was called "The Irish Collerra".
    The people died so quickly that they had not time to make graves for
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dublin Road, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Edward Hogan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Dublin Road, Co. Tipperary