School: Knockjames
- Location:
- Knockjames, Co. Clare
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- The FamineHundreds 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(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Digedan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Digedan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryulk Middle, Co. Clare