School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

Location:
Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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    Beyond in Doon - near the lough - there was a poor beggerwoman - she took the fever...

    Beyond in Doon - near the lough - there was a poor beggarwoman - she took the fever - everyone took the fever that time.
    When she got sick, she went into her little hut and lay down on whatever bed she had. She brought in with her a canteen of water. She had nothing else and she had no one to attend
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    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
    Informant
    Mrs Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Jamestown, Co. Leitrim