School: Irishtown

Location:
Milltown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Margaret McNally
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  1. Folklore Famine Times
    The Famine
    This district was thickly populated before the famine. There are a good many sites of houses where people lived during the famine. The potatoes were very good before the famine but for a couple of years they did not grow.
    The people had to eat grass and water cress. They could not get any stirabout because the English government bought all the oats at a very high price.
    The people died in great numbers. They were found on the roadside and buried without coffins.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Rathduff, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Dalton
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Rathduff, Co. Westmeath