School: Tooreen (St. Brigid's)
- Location:
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine Ní Fhlannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 86
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- The famine occurred in 1846, the people died in thousands from starvation and diseases and others left their homes and went to America and Canada.
There is a track of a small house in our land. This house belonged to a family of the Tarpeys before the famine they left it and emigrated to Canada.
There is a track in Freyne's and this house belonged to my great grand father and he had to leave and to go to the town but as soon as the famine eased he returned.
There is a track in Doyle's and a man name Pádraig ODonnel lived in it and he also left but he never returend.
There is another track of a house in Freyne's it seems as if it(continues on next page)
