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School: Gort an Iubhair

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Gortanure, Co. Roscommon
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Donncha Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 117

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    to buy it; but after a while it was given to them as a kind of a relief. Each farmer got it according to the number of people in his house. The Indian-meal was stronger than the oatmeal and as they were very weak it killed some of them. The Indian-meal along with a little other food kept many of the people from starving Some of the people went to America to their friends as there were many Irish people in America at that time For many years after the famine the people were very weak and not able to do but very little work
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortanure, Co. Roscommon