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

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Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
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Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 502

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    “During the Famine Days people used to go out seeking food.”

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    During the Famine Days people used to go out seeking food. They eat grass, nettles, pig-nuts and everything. Many a one was found dead, with the green of the grass round the mouth. When they were found dead, there was nothing done with them, only they were covered with a pile of stones. The piles of stones can be seen still.
    In the district of Ai an Tobar on the border of Kiltoghert [arish?] near Lismoyle there is a spring well. All round that well there is a rock. It is supposed to be a blessed well. Some people call it "St Patrick's well."
    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)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Murray
    Gender
    Female