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School: Cill Fhearga (roll number 15128)

Location:
Killarga, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0202, Page 287

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    their hunger. There was another boiler at Thomas Johnston's house in the townland of Gesganagh, and the people came from the district every day with little dishes for their supplies. Some of them used to get water cress that grows by the side of a spring well. First they used wash it, and then they used to put salt on it and eat it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortahork, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Miss Mc Ternan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Corratawy, Co. Leitrim