School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)

Location:
Monknewtown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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  1. Long ago when the famine was in the year 1846 the people had no food. The potatoe crop failed that year they turned black in the ground. The people were trying to eat grass for food. Some of them were got dead in the fields trying to eat grass. They use to eat raw turnips as well.
    Ever since the year of the famine that is called the black "46. The year after that there came a great sickness called colera. The people were afraid to the houses to bury the people.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerald Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dowth, Co. Meath