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School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

Location:
Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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    The great famine occurred in the year 1846 and continued during the year '47
    The cause of the famine was the failure of the potato crop which provided the main food of the old Irish people.
    About one million people are supposed to have died of hunger in the famine years and about another million are supposed to have emigrated from Ireland to America Canada and England.
    The hunger was so great in Ireland that the people used
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Chris Brody
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr Fred Brody
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare