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School: Killygordon (roll number 11585)

Location:
Killygordon, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
M. Eibhlín Ní Loinsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1099, Page 326

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    drills or ridges, but they were sown on the flat ground during the great Famine.
    The government gave the people the potato seeds to plant during the Great Famine
    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
    Evelyn Gillespie
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Avaltygort, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William J. Gillespie
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Occupation
    Smith
    Address
    Avaltygort, Co. Donegal