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School: Cnoc an Éalóidh (roll number 16562)

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Knockanelo, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Neachtain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0148, Page 447

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    Famine Times.
    During the years of the Famine a man usually passed the road by our house. My great grandfather was alive at that time. One day as he was passing he saw my great grandfather curing the roots of turnips.
    This man was very poor and was often very hungry as he went in and ate the roots of the turnips. My great grandmother when she saw this gave him a stocking full of oatmeal which her son John brought from the mill but he died afterwards from starvation.
    aois 60 d'innis Pádhruig Ó Caomháin
    aois 14 sgriobh Mícheál Ó Caomháin
    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
    Mícheál Ó Caomháin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Pádhruig Ó Caomháin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60