School: Cill Bheoláin (B.), Áth an Mhuilinn, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Kilbolane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Séaghdha
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- The local people had seed for the following year. (?) This district was very thickly populated at that time & thousands (?) died by the wayside. The Government gave relief locally.
- Collector
- William Horgan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnagoul, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Horgan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Gortnagoul, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Horgan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Gortnagoul, Co. Cork
- People were found dead in all parts of this district. People were glad to eat turnips.
- Collector
- Michael Cremin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Highmount, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Michael Cremin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Highmount, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Cremin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Highmount, Co. Limerick
- Some time after the Famine a Government relief grant was given to Milford &, as a result, the road which extends from Milford to "Joe's Cross", on the Drumcollogher to Liscarroll road, was made. The workers received 4d. per day.
- Informant
- Mr John Watson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Milford, Co. Cork
- Breis: There was an "official" hospital at that time @ O'Regan's (now), at Ballyhereas[?], Milford, Ráth Luirc. Several died in it. The water cress which the starving people ate caused diarrhoea. Mr. Watson says his mother informed him that in her old home (now occupied by Mr. Thos. Mackessy at Doona (Milford, Ráth Luirc) they had to bar the door against the raiding bands of starving people. (They got as much as the owners of the house could give). Mounds are in Wm. O'Connor's farm, near Mr. Jas. Walsh's, Highmount, Ráth Luirc. Several were supposed to be buried in them during the Famine.
- Informant
- Mr John Watson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Milford, Co. Cork
