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School: Dubh-Áth (B.) (roll number 11067)

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Duagh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Page 079

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  1. The Famine 1846-7

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    The great famine of one thousand eight hundred and forty - eight affected this district and reduced the population very much.
    Several people died of starvation and of the fever which followed it. Some were found dying on the roadside with the green juice of grass and nettles on their lips.
    One woman, by the name of Brigid Moran, was found dead on the side of an old by-way which leads southwards from the Corkline in
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Éamonn Ó Corradáin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Éamonn Ó Corradáin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male