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School: Knockjames

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    The Famine
    Hundreds of the people of Ireland in the famine died of hunger. More than a million people left Ireland at that time. In 1845 there were twice in is many people in Ireland is what there is now. Those who remained at home had know heart until many years had passed. The poor people had neither food or money to buy anything. There chief food were raw potatoes and sea weed. The people used to
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Digedan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Digedan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryulk Middle, Co. Clare