School: Faithche (Buachaillí)

Location:
Fahy More, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 399

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 399

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  1. The old people have many stories about the Famine Times. My grandmother told me about a family who were not fit to walk with the hunger. One of them however was fit to go to a place where Indian meal was selling. This was a girl. She bought a stone of meal, but when she came home they were all dead in the house.
    On another occasion a man, and a woman were living in a house together. They were very hungry, and a few days passed away,
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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
    Patrick Joseph Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brockagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Cusack
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brockagh, Co. Mayo