School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)
- Location:
- Drumandoora, Co. Clare
- Teachers: Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592F, Page 12_046
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- The great famine started started in the year 1846 and continued during the year 1847.
The cause of the famine was the falour of the potato crop which the old Irish people lived on.
About one million people have left Ireland, and gone to Foreign lands in search of food such as England, america, and astralia, while another million have died of hunger + starvation.
The hunger was so great in Ireland that the people used to eat grass which was only fit for animals. They also used(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Moloney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killanena, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr John Brody
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killanena, Co. Clare
