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School: Finea (roll number 10599)

Location:
Finnea, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Kathleen Hackett
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 090

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    There was a meal-house in Togher and the meal used to be given out there. Then there was "Stirabout hill" in Finea and there the meal used to be made into "stirabout" and given in porringers. The people hated this and they would do or eat anything sooner than go. Around Finea the people weren't as badly off as in other parts as they used to go fishing. Then the people were very good about their food and no matter how small the amount it was divided among the neighbours. About the year 1844 there was a great crop of potatoes in the land around Finea so much that the people were throwing them out in the gripes and ditches. The following year the blight came and they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Finnea, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Mollie Coughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Finnea, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Coughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Finnea, Co. Westmeath