School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)
- Location:
- Dromore, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0166, Page 371
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- The following incident happened in this district during the famine of 1846-1847.
There was a Landlord named Fenton living in Dromore West. He was only man that owned sheep at this time. Every night some of those sheep were stolen by neighbours. Fenton told the police of what was happening and one night the police and he watched for the thief or thieves. If they caught anyone stealing the sheep he would be transported for life.
There was a man named Michael Connor, living with his wife and children in the neighbourhood. This man never stole any of the sheep but one night his wife and children were dying of hunger and the poor man had to do something(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eily Judge
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Henry Judge
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Crowagh or Dunneill Mountain, Co. Sligo
