School: Ballynacargy (C.) (roll number 7893)

Location:
Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 406

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 406

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  1. A few old people have stories about the Great Famine. It affected this district very much. This district had a large population before the Famine. There are ruins of some houses to be seen yet in which people lived before the Famine. These people emigrated to America.
    The house in which we
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Ward
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Rath, Co. Westmeath