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    The Bad Times
    During the years of the famine the people suffered very much from hunger and want of food. For three years in succession the potato crop failed which was the chief food of the people.
    The fourth Spring of the famine the priest announced from the altar that it was no use to sow potatoes as they had failed three Springs
    Still a very old farmer with little help scattered a few bad potatoes o his tillage land and that summer the few potatoes grew
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    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
    Patrick Niland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newbrook, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Niland
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    64
    Address
    Newbrook, Co. Mayo