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School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

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Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 276

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  1. Famine Times

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    There was a great famine in this locality in the year eighteen and forty six and forty seven. The potatoes did not grow and the people began to die in great numbers. Thousands of people were dying with the hunger. The potatoes decayed and afterwards in the pits and they had no potatoes to sow for the following year.
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  2. Holy Wells

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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardateggle, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Michael Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Keeloge, Co. Laois