Scoil: Leggah, Moyne (uimhir rolla 14328)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. Famine Times

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   The famine visited Ireland during the years eighteen hundred and forty-six and forty-seven.
   According to accounts from the old people they suffered very much owing to the failure of the potato crop.
   Provisions were very dear and hard to get for the necessaries of life.
   Those were the years that most of our roads were made to relieve the poor people.
   There was also meal divided amongst the poor which was sent from America and one stone had to do each family for one week.
   My great Grandmother told my Father they used to draw oaten meal from Drogheda and sell it out again. On their way home some of the meal sealed out of the bags down on the road and my great Grandmother saw the women and children following the carts and licking

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   Topaicí

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. the great famine (~4,013)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Bridget Donohue

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Aois

   10

   Seoladh

   Drumard, Co. Longford

   Faisnéiseoir

   John J. Donohue

   Gaol

   Tuismitheoir

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   80

   Gairm bheatha

   Farmer (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Drumard, Co. Longford