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School: Mullagh (B)

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Mullagh, Co. Cavan
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James Drury
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1003, Page 057

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  1. The Famine

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    During the time of the famine when the potato crop failed it affected the poor farmers in Ireland and all that were depending for food on this crop. A great many died of starvation on that account as they had no other food or any money to buy it.
    The Government through the board of works had to help the people in many places. There is a road about 1/4 of a mile from my house which was cut through a hill during that time. They had a big boiler in which they made Indian meal stirabout and gave it to the people as payment for making the road. This hill gets the name "Stirabout Hill" ever since.
    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
    Michael Murchan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shancarnan, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mr M. Murchan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Shancarnan, Co. Meath