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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

Location:
Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 305

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    In the year 1845 and 1846 the potato crop failed and there was a great famine, so tht in 1846 and 1847 the people died by tens of thousands of starvation and fever. Noble efforts were made by thousands of Englishmen individually to save the famishing peasantry, but the government took no sufficient measures and fully one fourth of the people of Ireland died of famine and disease during these two years. In eighteen forty seven the "blight" came on the potatoes and the people died of starvation on the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leugh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leugh, Co. Tipperary