School: An Mhainistir i gCill Chiaráin
- Location:
- Cill Choirín, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: An Bráthair Féidhlim Ó hAlmhain
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- (continued from previous page)of them one day in which the died with fever. He closed the hole in the night. Rev Br Jerome Ryan died in Eitheen seventy five.
Eighteen forthy six a fever came on the potatoes called "An cub" There was not enough of potatoes that would make a pot cally on "Novembers Night". The people were in a bad way as there were no potatoes and oaten meal was very dear. The prise of it was ten pounds a hundred weight, anyone that was able to buy it made porage and gruel" with it.
In the day time when the men came in the woman of the house had porrage and gruel" made to give them.
The population of the parish was five hundred that time to one hundred now. There are alot of remains in out district of houses.
There was a place called Tampell Dearg" where the people were buried without coffins.
One time a man was so week that he had to leave his spade down and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Maigh Locha, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Michael Scarry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Maigh Locha, Co. na Gaillimhe
