School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
Carran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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  1. When the famine came to Ireland the people were very badly prepared for it and so a great many of them died. The famine lasted from (1845) to (1848).
    When the famine came the potatoes blackened and all the other crops rotted and the people were so hungary that they ate cats dogs and the grass.
    The people found it very
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamon Mac Conmara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meggagh West, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr P. Mc Namara
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meggagh West, Co. Clare