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School: Móin Ruadh, Knocktopher

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Moanroe Commons, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0849, Page 229

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  1. Famine Times

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    We have all heard our parents from time to time speak about the famine which took place in the years 1846 - 1847.
    At that time the people of Ireland were very poor. There was no tea and very little meat used and their food chiefly consisted of potatoes and yellow meal stirabout. In that particular year all the potatoes were very black and there was such demand for the meal that it was very dear - too dear for them to buy, especially the labouring man that had to work for 4d and 5d per day.
    A famine set in and hundreds of people died of the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Collector
    Paddy Mac Bride
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockmoylan, Co. Kilkenny