School: Naomh Pádraig, Carn Domhnaigh (roll number 14359)
- Location:
- Carndonagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 2
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- (continued from previous page)soon after the soldiers had gone away they escaped to another Workhouse where they lived.
- During the famine a road was started at Tiernaleague and it was to finish at Malin Town. Lots of people wanted to get a job there and the pay was sixpence a week.
One day an old man asked was there a vacancy, and he was told no. Then he had to go to the hospital or the Work-house as it was then called but he could not get in. He began praying for help and when he was out at the gate he saw a young man coming towards him. He was sturdily built and well off and he asked the old man what was his name, "Pat Mac Closkey is my name and I once had a son who went to America. I got word from him often saying that he was getting on well and the last one I got was about a month ago. He said he heard about the famine and wanted to go home and save me. I thought he was too long in coming(continues on next page) - Collector
- Anthony Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carndonagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Neal J. Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
