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School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

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Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Manus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 611

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  1. Famine Times

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    Some of the people can just remember of the famine times in eighteen forty seven. It effected the district very much. There were numbers of people buried during the famine.
    The blight fell and the potatoes failed. Every mans crop failed. The food the people had instead of potatoes was "starabout".
    The government gave a relief to the country such as to reduse the rents.
    People died with hunger and great sickness followed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Hopkins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lawaus, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs D. Hopkins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lawaus, Co. Mayo