Scoil: Meelick (C.)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. The Bad Times

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   When the potatoes failed the people in this place were ina bad way as they were their principal food, small turnips and Indian meal porridge were then the principal foods. When these ran short they often had to go days without any food.
   Free porridge and soup were supplied to those who gave up their faith and turned Protestant. These were called “Soupers “ and “porridge’s”. Often people ate turkey weed (yarrow) and dandelion leaves and roots to keep them alive.
   There is a story told of a family of seven and a poor travelling woman who sat down to eat. There were only about twelve potatoes in the house that day, they all ate enough and there were more than twelve left on the table when they were finished. Money was scarce as few had work.
   The young people rising up after the famine got free passages to America nd they sent home their savings to help to pay the rent to the landlord

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Topaicí

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. the great famine (~4,013)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mr John Mc Mahon

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   40

   Seoladh

   Redgate, Co. Limerick