School: Tír-Dhá-Ghlas (Terryglass)
- Location:
- Terryglass, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gliasáin
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“The poorest of the inhabitants - the labourers depending on their day's wages for food - were the first to fall victims to the hunger.”
(continued from previous page)had even a store of meal for stirabout.
One day a poor man named Connell came to the house of Billy Hough (grandfather to the narrator of the story). B. Hough who was kind-hearted asked the man to join them in their meal of stirabout and milk. He did so and ate ravenously the share set before him. As he was leaving the poor man gave thanks thus:
"God bless you Billy Hough, that is the only bit of food that went into my stomach for the last three days."
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“B. Hough knew that a family living near him were suffering from the hunger, but pride kept their wants hidden.”
had even a store of meal for stirabout.
One day a poor man named Connell came to the house of Billy Hough (grandfather to the narrator of the story). B. Hough who was kind-hearted asked the man to join them in their meal of stirabout and milk. He did so and ate ravenously the share set before him. As he was leaving the poor man gave thanks thus:
"God bless you Billy Hough, that is the only bit of food that went into my stomach for the last three days."
B. Hough knew that a family living near him were suffering from the hunger, but pride kept their wants hidden. They would not ask or beg; they would die sooner than beg. The kind old farmer skilfully made a bargain for some worthless pieces of irons with the man of the house.
The irons were brought in a bag to Hough's house by one of the hungry children.
"Give some meal to the child as payment for these things," commanded the man of the house in a matter of fact tone of voice. (no title)
“Billy Hough was asked once if he ever felt the hunger of those days.”
Billy Hough was asked once if he ever felt the hunger of those days. He replied that he was forced once to go to his work without his breakfast.