School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)
- Location:
- Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine Nic Oirealla
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- About ninetyone years ago in Ireland the people suffered a lot. The time of Black Forty Seven was the most awful time for the Irish people.
Their potato crop failed and nothing could be done to save it.
The poor people were starving waiting for the next year's crop, but it was as bad in Black Forty Eight.
Many of the Irish people died along the road-side, and in many other places. Those that died were not buried, and then a fever spread throughout the country, and as many more died with the fever.
Some of them were seen eating the grass and leaves. A person passing by a house, in that time, would hear(continues on next page)- Collector
- Anthony Munnelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gallowshill, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Munnelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gallowshill, Co. Mayo