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School: Whiterock (roll number 13820)

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Carrigeengeare, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
J. Faulkner
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0194, Page 101

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    to the poor in the schools.
    The farmers' children had their own oaten bread and they often swoped their oaten bread for the black bread, because it had a sweet taste. During and before the famine there was a far larger population than there is now. Every old ruined wall that we see now was a house occupied by a large family and even some of the ruins have been carted away.
    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
    Mrs G. Elliott
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    97
    Address
    Moneenlom, Co. Leitrim