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School: Árdán, An Bháinseach

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Ardane, Co. Tipperary
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Micheál Ó Gormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0574, Page 123

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    The population of this district before the Famine of 1846-47 was about double the present population. Old people are still able to point out sites of houses then occupied before the Famine years. The starvation caused numerous deaths and many people emigrated to America and Australia.
    The Famine was caused by the failure of the potato crop.
    In 1846 the potatoes partly decayed in the pits and in the following year they decayed in the ground. The people lived on maize, meal and turnips. A great sickness called "Typhus dever" followed the Famine.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rossadrehid, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    James Walsh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rossadrehid, Co. Tipperary