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School: Druim na hAdhairce (roll number 14379)

Location:
Drumnaheark East, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Mhic Robhartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1037, Page 39

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  1. The Famine Years (continued)

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    little potatoes off the ridges and they used to make seed for them. At that time the population of Ireland was eight million. A relief grant was given at this time to the people. Men worked on relief roads at ten pence a ton for breaking stones. There was also a famine in 1879. The Landlords put the people out of their houses and he also tossed the houses if they didn’t pay the Rent and Cut. This is what caused the famine in 1879.
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  2. Famine Years

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    The Famine years were very bad because the crops failed and the people had nothing to eat. A number of people died during the famine some with hunger and some with fever. There were far more people then than now.
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Ward
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Letterbarra, Co. Donegal