School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)

Location:
Thomastown Demesne, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhláine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0577, Page 034

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0577, Page 034

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  1. In black '47 the people were so hungry that they ate raw turnips and cabbage and the farmers had to place men with guns in their gardens to keep men from stealing the vegetables. When my grandfather was young he used have to be in a heeled up box-cart with a gun all night.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Nagle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinaclogh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    David Nagle
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballinaclogh, Co. Tipperary
  2. Long ago there were two Irishmen who were poor. Their names were John
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