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School: Killyconnan (C.)

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Killyconnan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Ní Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 223

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  1. Famine Times - 1846-47

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    The famine affected the people of the district very much, and great suffering and loss of life was felt everywhere. Many old houses were left unoccupied. Men gave up their farms to neighbours for a passage to America.
    The potatoes formed the chief article of diet. They were eaten three times a day.
    The crop began to fail in 1845. The potatoes rotted in the ground. A man would dig a whole ridge before he would fill a bucket.
    People were obliged to eat every green thing they could get.
    In Mr Burrows' Stradone Indian meal porridge was boiled in a large boiler and served out free to all the people of the district. Each person was served with a noggin of this porridge. A noggin was a wooden vessel like a porringer.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr John Tierney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Lavey, Co. Cavan