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School: Loughkeeren

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Knockatemple, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Anna M. Warde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0120, Page 138

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    The famine attacked this district long ago and many people suffered much. A man, David Maloney, who lived in a house which we now use as a barn died of hunger. Others who lived in the house with him, suffered the same fate. Some of them died within two or three days of each other. Until then there was a mill in our garden and as there was no corn to be had in the country the mill became a ruin. No corn has been ground there since.
    Sara Hall
    Loughkeeran
    Straide
    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
    Sara Hall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Loughkeeraun Well, Co. Mayo