School: Mullach na Sídhe (C.) (roll number 15426)

Location:
Fairymount, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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  1. Stories of the Famine
    When a person would die during the famine would one wheel them on a wheelbarrow t the graveyard.
    One day Má Corcorcan from Fairymont and some other person went wheeling a corpse to Tibohine graveyard. When they landed they were very tired and Má said I wish I had a pipe and a bit of tobacco. When she looked she saw them on a tombstone beside her.
    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
    Collector
    Sinéad Ní Doraidh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon
  2. Another Story
    During the Famine a road in Lisacurka called the “line” was made. it was called this because when it was made it was only a line which led to no where. young boys about 4 or 5 years old were working at 8d a day and were very glad to eat a feed of stirabout.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.