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School: Ballinakill (C.) (roll number 896)

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Ballinakill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Eilís Ní Cheirín
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    money they earned they found it hard to get sufficient food to keep them up. Next a fever broke out thousands died for want of nourishment and medical aid. The population decreased by half.
    Information supplied by
    Mrs J Moran
    Stanhope Street,
    Ballinakill,
    Leix. Aged 48.
    Kathleen Moran,
    Stanhope Street,
    Ballinakill,
    Leix.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinakill, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs J. Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Ballinakill, Co. Laois