School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 162

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  1. The old people in the district can still tell many sad stories about the famine of 1845 - 1847.
    Before the famine years the district was very thickly populated. Six or seven little thatched houses could be seen before the famine years where now only one remains. The (only)
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath