School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)

Location:
Rea, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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    odour of the Blight. The farmers had to fall back on turnips as their chief food and when the turnips were exhausted they had to depend on milk.
    The sour milk was boiled and the curds eaten - it being the only solid food they could lay hands on.
    The labouring class were not so lucky, they had neither turnips nor milk. Their food consisted of cabbage stamps, nettles or any green herbs they could lay hands on.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Miss O Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rea, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Duagh, Co. Kerry