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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0059, Page 0519

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    In black forty seven the year of the famine there lived in Derrybrine a woman named Mrs. Dooley. She used to go to Woodford to do her marketing. In winter the days were short. One day as she was going through the mountain the night fell quickly and a large fog covered the ground. The poor woman went astray in the fog. She saw a bright light a long way off in the mountain and she went towards it. When she came to it she discovered that it was a small thatched house. She knocked at the door and a little woman let her in and she told her, her story. The woman took pity
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    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 Dillon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kylebrack, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Dillon
    Relation
    Parent
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kylebrack, Co. Galway