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School: Cill Mhuire, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 13942)

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Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 544

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  1. The Famine (continued)

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    They got so hungry in the end that they ate the skins of the turnips which were thrown in the fields. There were twelve poor families living in Oxmount and they all got evicted and she gave them a room for some time.
    Cholera was the name of the disease with which the people were stricken. They got this disease from hunger and exhaustion. They were found dead on the roadsides, fields and houses and they were buried without coffins. The food was very scarce for some time afterwards.
    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
    Teresa O' Brien
    Informant
    Mrs Tom O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Shandrum, Co. Clare