School: Cill Críosta
- Location:
- Kilchreest, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cléirigh
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An Drochshaol (continued)
“The famine commenced in the year 1845 and was also severe in the year 1847 . . .”
(continued from previous page)soldiers came into a house in Ballacurra called "Henry Haverty's". They asked for food and he gave them a piece of oaten cake. When they had enough eaten they went out and they died outside his house. When he arose in the morning he found them there and he buried them.- A big stride towards education has taken place in Ireland since the days of the hedge schools and poor scholars, thus bringing to and end the ignorance and superstitions attached to uneducated classes of long ago, at that time doctors and nurses were hardly heard of in country(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Forde
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilchreest, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Forde
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilchreest, Co. Galway