School: Cill Críosta

Location:
Kilchreest, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0035, Page 0282

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  1. An Drochshaol (continued)

    Even in our own district there are many disastrous stories to be heard from the old people who heard them from people who lived during the famine . . .

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    the woman of the house would invite them to taste her soup. Luckily enough the poor hungry people would be delighted at the idea. This continued for years and existed until one day the parish priest namely Fr. O'Farrell who is still the parish priest pounced down on this mode and put it to an end. This house is still there, the decendants are also there under the same name but are now Catholics.
    Mena Fallon,
    Raheen,
    Loughrea
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  2. An Drochshaol

    The famine commenced in the year 1845 and was also severe in the year 1847 . . .

    The famine commenced in the year 1845 and was also severe in the year 1847. In the year 1845 the people of this district sowed only the potatoes. They depended on the potato as their only prospect of food and life. On the Autumn of that year the blight fell heavily in this district. In the year 1847 the famine was very
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Comican
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynacurragh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Deely
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynacurragh, Co. Galway