School: Oldcastle (C.) (roll number 12489)
- Location:
- Oldcastle, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire D. Ní Nialláin
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- Farmer.
October 1938.
In the year of 1848 there was a great famine. Many people died in this famine. All the people died of Cholera during this time. The potatoes failed failed in 1847. The blight came on the 24th June 1847. After a few days there was not a potato to be seen. The few that were left were bad so that any one who ate them took that disease. The milk also was very scarce so the people were starved to death. There was a lot of(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Pat Gibney
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Drumlerry, Co. Meath
