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School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

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Baile Mhic Fhearaígh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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  1. The Famine

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    The severest time the Irish ever spent was the time of the famine or the "Blían Dubh" which the Irish themselves called it. It happened in the year 1847.
    The year before the v, Famine cereals and potatoes were very plentiful and the people let them rot. They would not even bother to gather in the corn. It is said that when the people were not thankful for the plentiful crops the famine was sent. During the famine people used to walk miles for a turnip or a mangold. A very bad disease called cholera followed the famine. They used to eat weeds
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. am
      1. tréimhsí staire sonracha (~25)
        1. an gorta mór (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dún na Géige, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    John Gibbons
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Ceathrú an Chlochair Theas, Co. Mhaigh Eo