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School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan

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Rathcoyle Lower, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 211

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    In the year of 1847 there was a famine in Ireland. At that time the people of Ireland depended on the potato crop for their food. A blight came over the potato crop which caused the potatoes to blacken. Numbers of people died from starvation and others emigrated to America. The most of the people that emigrated died on the way. It is said that the potatoes were so scarce that the people cut the "eyes" out of the potatoes for seed and used the remainder as food. There was then Indian meal brought over from England which they made into porridge. This famine lasted for three years and people died in the woods and by the roadside. After the famine the Government gave seed to the people to start the potato crop again. There were only few workhouses at that time. Most of the workhouses were not built until after the famine.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Peter Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Cornan East, Co. Wicklow