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School: An Clochar, Ceann Tuirc (roll number 10232)

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Kanturk, Co. Cork
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An tSr. Berchmans
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0354, Page 223

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    The Famine which was caused by the failure of the potatoes effected all Ireland. The potatoes should be sprayed between sowing season and the digging season, but at that particular time the potatoes were not sprayed and therefore they failed.
    The potatoes were sown in ridges. They decayed in the ground. The people tried to eat all kinds of vegetables, but they died of hunger and sickness
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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
    Mary E. Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortknockaneroe, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr C. Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortknockaneroe, Co. Cork