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School: Borris (B.)

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Borris, Co. Carlow
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Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 295

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    John Curtin a porter in Ennistymon told me this. During the trouble 1920 Paddy Conole and twelve others were arrested and brought to prison. After a week in gaol they went on hunger strike and they told Paddy not to eat his food at all. Every day when dinner was brought in they all went out into the yard except Paddy. Then he used to eat the others dinners and leave his own there. He thought that if he did not eat his own he would be on hunger strike. They were left out after a week and all the people thought Paddy was the fattest.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Hannon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Borris, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    John Curtin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ennistimon, Co. Clare