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School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)

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Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0220, Page 013

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0220, Page 013

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    off the horse. When the priest saw that he asked Jimmy why he did that and he said he was going to run it barefooted and the horse would do the same and the priest would not agree to him.
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  2. Famine Times

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    In the famine years a good deal of the people around here died of hunger. The year before the famine there were very good potatoes and the people did not mind them. In the place where John Colreavy of Lear lives now the man of that house had a wonderful supply of them the
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lear, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Colreavy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Lear, Co. Leitrim