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School: Garbally, Banagher

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Garbally, Co. Offaly
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D. Ryder
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 068

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    The Famine
    In the years 1843 and 1844 there was an abundant crop of potatoes so plentiful, that farmers who would not sell them in the market were known to throw them on the roadside. The crop in 45 looked splendid when suddenly they were attacked by the blight and in one there was not the mark of a potato stalk left. The smell was awful. As the potato was the chief food of the people an epidemic like Cholera occurred which killed thousands. The germ of this disease is supposed to have come from America. Potatoes are now protected by spraying them.
    Bridgid O Brien
    Taylors Cross
    Banagher.
    Information received from Thos Holloway,
    Garrycastle
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridgid O Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Holloway
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrycastle, Co. Offaly