School: Bán-Tír (B.) (roll number 2803)
- Location:
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Síothcháin
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- (continued from previous page)divided between them. This family lived at Gortmore, Banteer, opposite the house now occupied by Mr Michael O'Sullivan.
3 An old grave-yard at Killavoy, Banteer, was supposed to be the burial place of several who died during the famine. People were too weak, and hungry, to carry the dead to the proper burying places.
4. Blight was first noticed after a thick fog, followed by a big wind, and heavy rain. All the stalks which were green, turned brown, and faded away
5. In some districts potatoes were planted with a spade in ridges - four across a ridge. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- George O' Callaghan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killavoy, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Jerry Buckley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Glen North, Co. Cork