School: Naomh Éamoinn, Dúnmaonmhuighe (roll number 10703)
- Location:
- Coolkellure, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Sorcha Ní Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0304, Page 377
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- Famine Times
According to information received from an old lady in this locality people died in hundreds and great sickness followed the famine of 1846-47. Suffering was considerably lessened through the goodness of Miss Cox of Dunmanway. This lady managed to get supplies of corn from Armagh and started spinning classes for the local women, and as payment for their work she gave them corn.
The potatoes rotted in the ground, not after they had been stored. For the following year, the seed potatoes were prepared by taking the shoots of the old potatoes out, by means of a goose quill cut down. By this means, very little of the potatoes was taken with the shoot (or eye) and what remained was used as food.
One old woman was found by the roadside infested(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Landon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Coolkellure, Co. Cork
