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   Famine Times During the famine times the people had nothing to eat. They even found it hard to get a turnip. They also ate yellow meal porridge and prasan (oatmeal and water). (They) All their vegetables rotted in the ground all over the Co. Mayo especially. The government sent out the meal for the porridge and they also supplied them with free milk. After the famine hundreds died with a disease called the Cholera. Jennie Burns 13 years Convent Road Claremorris

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   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. the great famine (~4,013)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Jennie Burns

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Claremorris, Co. Mayo