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School: Baile an Churraigh

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Ballincurry, Co. Galway
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A. L. Ó Maoileannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 603

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    Famine
    The potatoes rotted in the soil. In this part Indian meal was used. Government relief was given to some people. Most of the people died by the roadside, but were never buried. This caused disease. At that time Cloonfaughna was very thickly populated, but during the famine they died one by one. The funerals were so plentiful that the coffins could not be secured for half the people, but instead they were wrapped in blankets.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Marion Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballincurry, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Pádhraigh O Dhubhdha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballincurry, Co. Galway