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Pádhraic Ó Tiomáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0240, Page 221

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    The famine wrought terrible havoc in the parish of Tibohine. The farmers if they could be called that name had very small holdings - from 2 1/2 to 10 acres on an average and the greater part of this was under tillage. The farmer with 7 acres had about 2 1/2 acres under potatoes, and 2 1/2 under oats. The oats was usually threshed early in winter or harvest sold to help pay the rent to the landlord on " gale Day ".
    Up to that year the chief food of these people in this parish was potatoes with about 2 sacks of oaten meal. The place was so noted for the eating of potatoes that the spailpins
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Pádhraic Ó Tiomáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Luke Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Lissergool, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    P. Timon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Iar-oide scoile
    Address
    Lissergool, Co. Roscommon