School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0871, Page 245
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- (continued from previous page)road was never finished. The bye-road past Lacys was made at that time also.Many countries sent relief. Money was sent from Turkey, but was kept by the English Government. A cargo of yellow corn was sent by the Russian Government from Archangel in Russia on the shores of the White Sea. That cargo landed on the west coast of Ireland near Sligo and was distributed all over the country. Some of it came to Ross and was distributed round to the people. The ship was driven off its course by a strong easterly wind, it was brought around by the coast of Donegal and was sailed into Sligo bay. The ship was bound for some fort in the south of Ireland, when it was driven off its course.Many people died of hunger and sickness others left the country and went to America and never came back any more. So after 1848 very few people were in Ireland.
- Informant
- David Egan
- Gender
- Male
