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School: Carrickatee (roll number 16481)

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Carrickatee, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 297

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    Many people died and many hardships were endured in this district during the famine years 1845-1847. There are scarcely half the number of people in the townland of Carrickatee now. Many ruins and sites of old houses are still to be seen here and there through the country.
    Before the failure of the potato crop black spots began to appear on the people. This was called the "Black Fever." The disease immediately vanished off the people and it is said that it then affected the potato-crop because when this crop failed black spots were seen on them.
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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
    Josephine Mc Quillan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Greagh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Patrick Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisduff, Co. Monaghan