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School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)

Location:
Rea, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 468

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  1. The Famine

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    Captain Fitzmaurice of Kilcara had a large garden of turnips, growing on his farm at Kilcara.
    He got up one morning to find his garden empty. Every turnip in it had been taken over night by the starving peasantry. It was said that some people travelled several miles that night for the sake of getting a few turnips as food for their families. Money was no use as no food could be got to buy.
    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
    Informant
    Mr O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Duagh, Co. Kerry