School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 364
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- (continued from previous page)The people died in great number and a disease called the 'Cholera' followed the hunger.
- The old people have stories about the Great Famine of 1846-47. It affected the district very much. The district was very thickly populated before that time, but most of the people went to America. People still point out sites of houses then occupied and now in ruins. There is one in Donohoe's field near our house, and another in front of Clonmoral boreen.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael J. Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Stonestown, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- James Mc Donnell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Stonestown, Co. Westmeath
