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School: Castlegrove (roll number 15475)

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Castlegrove East, Co. Galway
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Liam Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0086

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    up stalks to eat the potatoes raw.
    The Spring of 1848 came and the Priests told the people not to attempt to sow any potatoes they had, in case they would fail but some sowed even stems and buds for a trial and a better crop never grew since or before that year even from buds, that they cast aside today.
    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
    Mary Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilconly, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Mooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilconly, Co. Galway