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School: Áth Eascrach Cuain (roll number 11975/4094)

Location:
Ahascragh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire Nic Annaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0044, Page 0161

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    left the locality and went to far off lands. The evictions then started in this part of the country and hundreds of people were left homeless. All their stock was seized on and the poor people had no means of living. The landlords took up the land and this is the land the young people are getting now.
    England was very well off at that time and they let the people of Ireland die with starvation. During the famine times there was a hospital in Ahascragh. The remains of this ancient hospital is still to be seen in Chapel Street Ahascragh. During the famine when people died in that hospital they were buried at the back of it.
    Lily Hurley
    Age '12'
    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
    Lily Hurley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12