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School: Glascorn (roll number 16615)

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Glascarn, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Hope
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 245

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    found the beggar dead on the road and the two hundred pounds in his pocket. "Now was I not right," said the master to the coachman, "if the beggar had kept the meal and eaten it he would be alive now and I would be dead."
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    The old people still tell many stories about the Great Famine. This district was greatly affected. It was very thickly populated before 1846. There were three families living on our farm before the Famine and they all emigrated
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Joseph Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Balleagny, Co. Westmeath