School: Lowtown (B.), Galbally
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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- (continued from previous page)and her sister was struck blind in one eye.
About a million and a half people had to emigrate from Ireland to America during the famine
When the people (who died from the famine fever) were being buried large holes were made in the ground and about six bodies were put into each hole.
Mr Ml. Kiely's field (Galbally) was a cemetry the time of the famine. There was an hospital in Galbally at the time of the famine. It was situated where Mr Osborne's house now is.
The people used to eat grass and weeds the time of the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mícheál De h-Oare
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Quirke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Galbally, Co. Limerick
