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School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)

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Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 308

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    During the years 1846 - 47 a great famine was raging through out the country. It affected the district in some ways. There was a population of about eight and a half million in Ireland at that time. During the famine time there was a plague in Ireland. Half of the people died from it The potato crop failed. When the people brought 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
    Brigid Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tlachta, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Tlachta, Co. Meath