School: Cuileann Uí Chaoimh (B.), Sráid an Mhuilinn (roll number 4440)
- Teacher: Ruaidhrí Ó Cadhla
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- The famine affected this district very much.
The district was thickly populated then. Several ruins of houses can be seen still. The potatoes decayed in the ground when growing. They sat the potatoes the same as usual after the famine time. They ate yellow meal, turnip's, caisairamháin, phruiseach bhuidhe. I was told that Government relief never reached this district because at that time the landlords had to get so much of every crop. A great number of people died in this district in one place six people were found dead together very bad sickness followed this because the people had nothing to nourish themselves. The potatoes failed by the burning of the stalks, and the potatoes rotted in the ground
- Collector
- John Kelleher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullaghroe South, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John Riordan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Two Gneeves, Co. Cork
