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School: Tóin an tSeanbhaile

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Tóin an tSeanbhaile, Co. Mayo
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Pádhraic Mac Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0086, Page 255

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    they used boil nettles and eat them.
    There are a lot of people buried in the Valley on account of the famine. There are a good many people buried in a place called "Gob bán" and there are stones put on top of their graves in order that the people might know where they were buried. There are a lot of graves below the Valley Pier you would know these graves are dug with a long time.
    Mr Peter Grealis,
    Valley N.S. Dugort P.O.,
    Westport, Co. Mayo.
    10-1-38
    I heard this story from
    Mr John Lavelle, still alive 60 years
    Valley, Dugort P.O.,
    Westport, Co Mayo
    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
    Mr Peter Grealis
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr John Lavelle
    Gender
    Male