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School: Mercy Convent

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 168

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    During the Famine in Ireland the people in parts of Co. Cavan did not suffer as much as they did in other places.
    One time during the famine a woman came into a house and she had a baby on her back. She asked if she might boil nettles to eat. The woman gave her Indian meal to boil with the nettles and the woman said it was the best meal she had had for weeks.
    This is a true story.
    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
    Sadie Herron
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan