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School: An Clochán (B)

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Clifden, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An Br. Angelo Mac Shámhais
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  1. A Strange Fact about Clifden

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    The time of Black Fortyseven when the Famine was raging at its utmost, the people of Clifden and the surrounding districts had to dig up a big grave to bury the corpses and where do you think they dug the grave but in the place where the Curates house is built. It is only about twenty yards away from this school. The most wonderful thing about it is that the Catholic Church own that very piece of land to this very day.
    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
    Seán Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs P. K. Joyce
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Clifden, Co. Galway