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School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)

Location:
Buiríos Ó Luigheach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 438

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    hunger, before that there were a great population before time of the Famine.
    Pupils Name: Mary Younge Killamoyne Borrisoleigh Co.Tipperary.
    Whom got: Patrick Clohesy Killamoyne Borrisoleigh Co.Tipperary.
    35 yrs.
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    Old people tell stories about the Famine in 1847. A lot of people died they were haunted out of their house and the remains are to be seen there yet. They are another old house to be seen in Michael[?] Younge's, town'sland of Rusheen Parish of Upperchurch the remains are to be seen yet.
    Whom got - Martin Clohesy Killamoyne. Borrisoleigh Co. Tipperary. 30 yrs.
    Pupil's name - Mary Clohesy Killamoyne. Borrisoleigh Co. Tipperary.
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    Topics
    1. am
      1. tréimhsí staire sonracha (~25)
        1. an gorta mór (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Clohesy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cill Ó Muáin, Co. Thiobraid Árann
    Informant
    Martin Clohesy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    30
    Address
    Cill Ó Muáin, Co. Thiobraid Árann

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    The people told stories about the Great Famine of 1847 that affected this district very much, The district was very much populated before that time. The people still point out sights of house's which was occupied in that time. The potatoe crop failed that year and did not grow. They decayed in the pit's as the people dug them out of the pit's. The next year the people sowed them in seed's like grain with their hand's. The people of that time had only the food the Government send aroud in cars and they became
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    Topics
    1. am
      1. tréimhsí staire sonracha (~25)
        1. an gorta mór (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Goirtín na Bearnan, Co. Thiobraid Árann
    Informant
    Ned Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Goirtín na Bearnan, Co. Thiobraid Árann