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School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 353

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  2. Famine Times

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    There was a great Famine in the year 1846. The people died in great numbers along the road and under the ditches. The potato crop failed and the oats failed, too. The people got meal from the government when the potatoes failed. They ate it instead of the potatoes. The potatoes got rotten in the ground in pits. They would not grow the year after. A lot of people died in this district. It caused great misfortune in Ireland.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    K. Murray