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School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

Location:
Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592F, Page 13_021

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    The great Irish famine occured in the years 1846 and 1847.
    It was caused by the blight which destroyed the potatoe crop.
    People were dependant on the potatoe for their food and when it failed they scarcely anything to support them.
    So great was the famine want of food that in some parts of Ireland people had to eat grass, every thing such as cattle, sheep, and poultry were killed.
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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
    Bridie Woods
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fahy, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Boland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fahy, Co. Clare