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School: Barrow (roll number 11850)

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Barrow, Co. Kerry
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Ml. Ó hUallacháin
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  3. XML “Folklore and Tradition”
  4. XML “A Strong Man”
  5. XML “About the Famine Time”

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  2. A Strong Man

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Dhubháin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Tom Ferris
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Barrow, Co. Kerry

  3. About the Famine Time

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    The cause of the Famine in Ireland long ago was the potato-crop failed in the pits by the people. One man went out picking his potatoes they were so black that he fell into
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