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School: Doire an Céise (C )

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Doire na Ceise, Co. an Chabháin
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Bean Mhic Uaid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 276

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  1. Famine Times (continued)

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    raw vegetables.
    A man named Pat Dowd who lived in Killclaugha (Maudabawn, Cootehill, Co. Cavan) was driven out of his house because there were no windows on it. The ruins are to be seen there still.
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    The failure of the potato crop in the eighteen forty six and eighteen forty seven caused a great famine. Anyone that had cattle or fowl had to keep them in the dwelling house or they would be stolen by poor who were dying from hunger.
    The English Government sent to Ireland a shipload of Indian meal
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    Topics
    1. am
      1. tréimhsí staire sonracha (~25)
        1. an gorta mór (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Coill an Tí, Co. an Chabháin
    Collector
    Una Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Johnnie Fox
    Gender
    Male