School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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  1. The famine started in Ireland about the year eighteen forty six. All the potatoes failed and as the people lived mostly on potatoes in those times a lot of the people were dying with starvation.
    A lot of people (were) went away to America and other places and since that time emigration never ceased from Ireland, so that America is now almost an Irish colony.
    Some people were employed working in a quarry, and all you would get for the day was one pound of Indian meal.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Mc Guire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo