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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0346

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  1. The Famine in Ireland

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    1. Long ago there was a great famine in Ireland. The cause of this terrible famine was the failure of the potatoe crop.
    2. The people had nothing to eat only weeds and raw turnips and also sea weeds. The potatoe crop never faild since the year of 1848.
    3. The time of the famine thousands of people perished with starvation. The great famine was a disaster from which Ireland did not recover for many years.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thérèse Holohan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Callanan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway