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School: Tobar Ruadh

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Toberroe, Co. Galway
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Séamus Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0167

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    or three men.
    A great number of people died around here especially the small children and middle aged people. Sometimes there were three or four funerals to be seen in one week so this made the people more miserable. Often a father or mother would die and leave a young family after them.
    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 Comber
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonbar, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Cloonbar, Co. Galway