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School: Ceathrú (Carton) (roll number 15339)

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Cartron, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 376

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    Next day they buried her in the bog without a coffin. There was neither priest or parson there when she was buried but sometime afterwards there was an inquest on her and she was buried again. That place is known as the grave-yard.
    It is said another woman died at Pat [?]. Pat himself made a straw mat for her he put her on an asses back and started off to bury her. She fell on him at the creamery and he had to lift her himself as there was not a human about they had all died from starvation.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Taylor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corracramph North, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mr Taylor
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corracramph North, Co. Leitrim