School: Kilmyshal (roll number 14777)
- Location:
- Kilmyshall, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: E. Mac Niocláis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0891, Page 247
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- The FamineIn the year of '46 and '47 there came a great down fall to Ireland. The potato crop failed. They were black and small "I often heard the old people say that a man wouldn't dig his dinner in a day"
Great numbers of people were found dead(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kathleen Dunne
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Simon Furlong
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ballyprecas, Co. Wexford
