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School: Gaigue (B.), Ballinamuck (roll number 13305)

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Gaigue, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Peter Duignan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 121

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    “The graveyard in Ballinamuck was consecrated by Bishop Kilduff.”

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    of the girls. Master Griffin also taught in the church and afterwards school was opened in an outhouse at Griffin's home in Kiltycreevagh across the road from the present national School.
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  2. The Famine

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    In 1846 the blight on the potato crop caused a famine and the people died. The people went to other countries. Some people dug the potatoes and saved them until the next spring. The potatoes were so small that potatoes. The year after the people had good potatoes. The year of the famine the people eat cabbage and other foods.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gaigue, Co. Longford