School: Nart (roll number 11660)

Location:
Nart, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Adoo
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    eating his meal, he was just in time to see a boy disappearing over the ditch stealing the precious bag of spuds.
    He chased the lad and found he was a near neighbour of his.
    "Oh, William." the boy said, "if you were as hungry as I am you would steal too."
    so touched was he by the sad story he told that he hand him the potatoes.
    The same man told how two men came to the house one day, who were on their way to Dundalk to set out for the U.S.A. One was sick and died in the house that night. There was an inquest held and the police spent some time in the house.
    That same night some ducks were stolen out of their house in the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Miss A. Abbott
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Lisnaveane, Co. Monaghan