School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)
- Location:
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 196
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- The Great Famine began in the August of 1845 and lasted for three years.
During these years great numbers of people perished either from hunger, or fever, and many of them emigrated to other countries.
A great blight came on the potatoes crop. It appears that a bluish or brown speck came on the potatoe leaves, and as time went on, it grew bigger, and finally many of them rotted.
Any of them which remained(continues on next page) - Collector
- Cissie Duignan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ongenstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- James Duignan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ongenstown, Co. Meath
