School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)

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1. Spinning (continued)

   

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   purn which is connected with the big wheel. When the foot-board is moved with the feet, the big wheel and purn are moved, and the thread comes off finished. Spinning is still carried on in the District.

   

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2. Famine Times

   

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   The Famine was caused by potato blight in 1846 and 1847. At this time my grandfather was digging potatoes for a day. In the evening he went home for a bucket to gather them into. He had three ducks and when he came back the three ducks had everyone of the potatoes eaten leaving his days work done and nothing for it. He said also that he saw children eating turf mould and corn. There is a place near Trosc called the Bleeding Quae. In famine times the people

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   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. the great famine (~4,013)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   John Kearney

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carndonagh, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Owen Diver

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Glentogher, Co. Donegal