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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 144

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    The "Great Famine" occurred in the year '46 47. It was better known as the black '47. So great was the want of food that they rats and grass rather than die of hunger.
    It effected this district very much. The district was very thickly populated before that time, but thousands emigrated to America to escape hunger and starvation.
    There are sites still pointed out in Rathmore and in the Hill O'Ward, which was then occupied, but now they are in ruins.
    The blight was caused by the terrible thunder and light-
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    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
    Anna M. Cassidy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Dan Mc Glorey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tlachta, Co. Meath