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School: An Clochán (roll number 7777)

Location:
Na Clochánaí, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Liam Breathnach
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  1. Composition - The Famine

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    The people suffered in the time of the famine. One year the potatoes rooted. They suffered from starvation. There were twice as many people in Ireland as there are now. There were hundreds of people dying in the fields and by the road- sides. Some of the people ate raw turnips and weeds. When the potatoes rotted the people eat Indian Meal. A man came to town with bags of it. The people went to the town to get their share, There is a field in Kilguire, It is called the sick House Field. There was a big long-
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Farragher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Mhala Rua, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Redmond Farragher
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Mhala Rua, Co. Mhaigh Eo