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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inistíomáin (roll number 16359)

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Inis Díomáin, Co. an Chláir
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    There was a great famine in Ireland in 1847, causing poverty and a lot of deaths. All of the crops failed and the potatoes were affected with the blight. It lasted for two years during which time the population decreased by half. All the good potatoes were exported to Great Britain to make some money for the people's upkeep. the people were found dead along the roadside and were wrapped in sheets and buried in the fields and gardens. Several of the people crossed to America and earned their living there.
    I got this information from Mrs Driscoll
    Station Road
    Ennistymon
    Mary Driscoll
    Station Road
    Ennistymon
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. am
      1. tréimhsí staire sonracha (~25)
        1. an gorta mór (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Driscoll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Inis Díomáin, Co. an Chláir
    Informant
    Mrs Driscoll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Inis Díomáin, Co. an Chláir