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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 103

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    by Ireland's pangs sent shiploads of Indian meal to the country.
    There were large boilers set up in every district in which the meal was boiled and the people went there and brought home Indian meal to the country.
    There were large boilers set up in every district in which the meal was boiled and the people went there and brought home Indian porridge to their starving families.
    The boiler for this district was at Mullacroghera Cross and it may be seen in the locality yet.
    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
    Eileen Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Michael Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Keelagh, Co. Cavan