School: Lubhghortán (Lowertown), Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)
- Location:
- Lowertown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 373
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- (continued from previous page)There was a grain-store in Lowertown which was used for storing grain, before the ship came for it. There was another store-house straight over from that, in Croagh where the grain was dried before being stored. When it was dried it was sent across in boats to the other store house to await the ship.
The Catholics were starving with the hunger and Fisher who lived in Toormore at that time gave meal and soup to any Catholics that would go to him. Nearly every person in Toormore went to him for the soup and yellow meal, and they turned Protestants also. They were called "Soupers" and the village of Toormore was called "The village of the Soupers" since and their descendants are still living in Toormoor with Catholic names.
The rest of the people were very poor, and dying with fever and hunger, so the wheat was taken out of the store in Lowertown(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Jeremiah Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 97
- Address
- Gunpoint, Co. Cork
