Scoil: An Clochar, Béal an Átha Móir (uimhir rolla 13614)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. Famine - 1847

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   Leitrim was one of the many unfortunate counties that suffered the awful horrors of this great calamity.

   During that period some English money came into the county and a Board of Works made use of it by cutting a canal from Ballinamore through Ballyduff to Drumshanbo.

   The people of that part of the district were very poor and to make their troubles greater they were obliged to work there at the rate of 1d and 2d per day. When going to their work some of the men took with them a small bit of indian porridge, and when mid-day came, they would eat this by the side of the ditch, others, who had nothing would go away and say they were going to meet their sisters who were coming with a meal. When they were out of view, they would sit down and eat water cress or anything else they could find.

   One man, who was extremely poor used to go a different directon and eat herbs. The other men might have a meal once a week, but he never had. He was living on one meal a day, and that he ate in the evening. This one meal consisted of a small bit of indian porridge. His name was Thomas Flanagan R.I.P.

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   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Topaicí

   1. am
      1. tréimhsí staire sonracha (~25)
         1. an gorta mór (~4,013)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Maisie Mc Teague

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Aois

   16

   Seoladh

   An Mothar, Co. Liatroma

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mr Patrick Flynn

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   76

   Gairm bheatha

   Farmer (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Doire na Ceachar (Mc Donnell), Co. Liatroma