School: Naomh Aicnidh (roll number 1573)

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Ristéard Ó hAoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 019

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 019

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  1. Some people remember the talk of their fathers about the Great Famine which occured about ninety years ago. They tell a lot of stories about it and how it effected the district so sorely.
    During this time the people of the district would (da) gather together in some certain place every day and make a big boiler of porridge. This would be divided and everyone would get a bowlful for everyone in the house. Other times they would walk for miles gathering stuff called presha. This would bloom in the summer with a yellow blossom and the people would gather burders and boil it for the family. Other times they would gather bent roots from along the sea shore.
    The people noticed
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Owen Hagan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carvagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Bridget Hagan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    79
    Address
    Carvagh, Co. Donegal