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School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)

Location:
Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hugh Mc Kee Fleck
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 500

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  1. Famine Times

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    At the time of the potato Famine about one hundred people died of hunger in this district. The potatoes were in good growth in the evening and the next morning they were all decayed away in the drills.
    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
    Bridget Mc Colgan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Sarah Mc Brearty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Phil Barron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal

  2. Famine Times

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    The potatoes decayed in the ground. The people had to get the seed from the government for the next year. They made twelve cuts out of every potato. The people's food was oatmeal porridge and swans and oatcake. A man had to dig all day for a bucket of potatoes, and they ate their last meal of potatoes on Halloweve night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit