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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 170

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    were put out of their houses, and the houses knocked. There were house knocked in my townland but there are no ruins to be seen.
    The people were buried in graves without any coffins.
    By: May Sheridan,
    Carnagh,
    Loughduff,
    Co. Cavan.
    Told by: Edward Hore,
    Do
    There is an old school record in Loughduff school of the Famine Years. It shows how the attendance fell. After most names appear the phrase
    "Gone to Work house".
    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
    Collector
    May Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Edward Hore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan