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School: Loughill

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Ballymunterhiggin, Co. Donegal
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Eibhlis Ní Mhathghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 172

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 172

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  1. The Care of Farm Animals (continued)

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  2. Famine Times

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    Some of the old people tell stories of the famine times. It affected this district very much. The district was thickly populated before the Famine and many ruins of old houses are still to be seen.
    The potatoes decayed in the ground before they were dug. Seed for the following year was imported from England and Scotland. These seed were supposed to be called “maginums” [?]. They were never sown like grain in this district. The only food instead was porridge and oat bread. People died in great numbers. Free
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