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School: Naomh Muire, Carraig Thuathail (roll number 2050)

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Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Criostóir Bheldon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0384, Page 097

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  1. Famine Times

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    The famine affeited the district very much. At that time the district was very thickly populated. There was a lot of houses on every farm then. In some places the potatoes grew alright but they decayed in the ground in other places. Where they did not decay the poor people dug the tillage three times searching for small potatoes. They ate rye bread instead. When it was late the English sent them Indian meal. The people died in great numbers. Great sickness follow.
    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
    G. Canty
    Address
    Woodstock, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Tim Canty
    Gender
    Male