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School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)

Location:
Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 295

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    There are no old people living now around here who remember the great Famine in Ireland.
    The country was thickly populated at that time. The potatoes were the chief food of the Irish people at that time
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    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
    Collector
    Gerald Scott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromard, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Scott
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Dromard, Co. Sligo