School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)
- Location:
- Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: T. Ó Tuairisc
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- During the famine of 47 the people of this county suffered severely owing to lack of food and drink.During these times the people used to gather weeds that grew in swampy places called '' Blaoscáns ''
After the famine days a very bad contagious disease called
'' The Cholera. '' The people used to eat turnips or anything at all they had stored for the stock before the famine.In the year 1847 of the
'' Blían Dub '' the crops failed and the poor Irish were left starving. If anybody had a heap of turnips they would be stolen.Poor people used to get a
'' Blaoscáns '' and '' cuacláns ''
to eat. America sent money and aid(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocknadrimna, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Flaherty
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Hollymount Demesne, Co. Mayo