School: Cnoc an Chodlata, Cill an Mhuillinn (roll number 9097)

Location:
Knockacullata, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fheargail
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  1. The great famine of 1846-1847 effected this district very much all the potatoes decayed in the ground.
    The potato crop failed in every farmer's land. They had to eat raw oats and leaves of trees.
    They also ate raw turnips. But they could not keep very much oats at home because it had to be sent abroad to other countries in order to get money to pay the rent.
    This district was very thickly populated before the famine but afterwards there were not many people left and fifty people died of hunger.
    The poor people ate wild weeds and plants. Some people went looking for cattle and died on the roadside. Otheres ate oaten bread.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Beennaskehy, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Edmond Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    32