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School: Drumfries (roll number 1572)

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Drumfree, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. E. Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 222

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  1. The Famine

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    Years ago, there came a great "Famine" to Ireland. The people as you know were in great distress at having nothing to eat.
    One day a woman and man came into a house in Meenamallagh known as "paddy M'Cays" They had just the cabbage and turnips cut in tubs on the floor, for the cows. The man and woman sat round the tubs and ate them every bit, and left content and filled. The people were awful hungry.
    Meenamallagh lies west on the way to Barndonagh.
    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
    Ethel Fullerton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    87
    Address
    Drumfree, Co. Donegal