School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 164

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 164

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    and sowed then as in other years.
    Government Relief reached this district. At Grangegeith Church a little shed was erected and in this shed oat-meal stirabout was boiled. The poor people who had nothing to eat used to go every day with a little can and get their allowance. Hills were also taken out to give work to the poor or unemployed of the district. These people had to work very
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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