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School: Áth Eascrach Cuain (roll number 11975/4094)

Location:
Ahascragh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire Nic Annaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0044, Page 0160

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  1. The Famine

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    The great Famine of 1845 took great effect on this district. There was a complete failure of the potato crop. In that year potato blight appeared on the potatoes for the first time in this part of the country. All the potatoes rotted.
    The people were stricken with despair. They had no food, no money to buy the food. Men, women and children were found dead on the side of the road. The potatoes were their last and only hope. Raw weeds sea weeds and raw turnips were their only food. The year 1847 was called the Black forty seven.
    Before the famine this district was very densely populated. During the famine a lot of people
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Hurley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12