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School: An Corr Dubh (roll number 14339)

Location:
Corduff, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Giolla'n Átha
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  1. Local Traditions of the Famine Period

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    In those days a young man named McAliney lived in the townland of Leganomer and who desperate from hunger ran from Leganomer to Aughavass where there was placed a boiler making stirabout for the hungry ones. The food was served out in large and small quantities according to the size of the family. McAliney being there first that day placed himself on top of the boiler and when others came as desperate as he was they threw him into the boiler where where he was scalded to death.
    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
    John Molloghan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81
    Address
    Leganamer, Co. Leitrim