School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)

Location:
Graigue, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Lionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 045

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 045

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  1. the failure of the potato crop in 1847 caused want and famine in this district (Ahacross Kildorrery Co Cork) as well as in others The potatoes blackened and rotted in the pits and a number of people had to emigrate. The people of this district were very badly off and they made rounds at the well in Molagga graveyard for food to come.
    This is one of a few cases that happened in this locality - A number of men were bringing a corpse to Molagga to be buried and they were so weak that when came to the house of a Mr O Donnell Marshalstown they left the corpse on the ditch and went into the house to get something to eat. They were able to get a few turnips to help them to struggle on to the graveyard.
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    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
    Patrick Durane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghacross, Co. Cork
    Informant
    James Durane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Aghacross, Co. Cork