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School: An Mhágh Bheag, Droichead Banndan (roll number 11025)

Location:
Mawbeg East, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Nóra, Bean Uí Uallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0315, Page 048

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    When my grandfather R.I.P. lived in Tullyglass he worked at Stanleys[?]
    He could not efford to pay the rent so Stanley summoned him and sent him to jail.
    While Stanley employed him his diet was raw turnips and a cup of Indian meal porridge thrown on them.
    Stanley died and my grandfather accompanied by two other men made a grave in Murragh for him.
    The two men died of hunger while making the grave and my grandfather put the sod on Stanley and he said it
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    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
    Bridgie Crowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mawbeg East, Co. Cork