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School: Britway (Bréachmhagh) (roll number 3993)

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Britway, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Síothcháin
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    The people died by the ditches. They used eat cornkale, Indian meal and ground barley. Ruins of houses from the Famine times are still to be seen and in Cnochán Rua (Ardrath) the remains of the pits are to be found to this day.
    The potatoes decayed in the pits. Seed for the following year came from the Government.
    A great fever followed the hunger.
    The famine affected other districts more than this.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daniel Day
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardra, Co. Cork