School: Coole (roll number 3936)
- Location:
- An Chúil, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: T. Mac Cormaic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 469
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There is a lot of historical Tradition in my district from olden days. The famine which ravaged Ireland in the year 1849. The year before the famine the potato crop was so good that the people threw them in the gripes and ditches and they rotted.
The next year the blight came on the potatoes. There was a man living in Carne and he had a lot of potatoes. At dinner time and in the evening he would bring home(continues on next page)
