School: Virginia (C )
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs B. Farrelly
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- (continued from previous page)him had to carry him a mile on their shoulders and throw him in a bog.
Mr. Farrelly of Raffoney used to sell Indian meal. The people used to buy it from him and when they would have enough for themselves they used to sell the rest and get a high price for it.
When Mr. Farrelly heard this he stopped selling the meal and instead he made it into gruel. Then the people used to come with a small three quart gallon and fill it with gruel.
There followed many diseases after the famine the best known of which was the cholera disease.
It is said that a woman from Virginia died with this(continues on next page)
