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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inistíomáin (roll number 16359)

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Ennistimon, Co. Clare
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0621, Page 076

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    The famine wasn't so severe in Ennistymon as in other parts of Ireland. The people used to be dying by the roadside. The workhouses were packed and many people used to die every day. When some people used to pass gardens, they used to pick turnips and eat them. Other people used to eat grass boiled nettles and dandelion. One time there was a man found dying by the roadside and he had grass in his mouth.
    Eily Clancy,
    Church St.,
    Ennistymon
    An duine a thug an t-eolas
    Mrs Hynes
    Church St.,
    Ennistymon
    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
    Eily Clancy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ennistimon, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Hynes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ennistimon, Co. Clare