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School: Gleanntán, Scairteach an Ghleanna (roll number 7563)

Location:
Cordal East, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Muiris Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 290

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    the Government instituted Relief Schemes. They gave them roads to make through bogs. They got two roads in this district one leading from Castlehill to Maol and another through Glournawadda. (?) The people worked for two pence a day. The food they had was five or six potatoes which they took in their pockets. They had to work from dark until dark.
    Eilís Ní Cearmoda.44This was told to me by
    Mr John Mannix,
    Baraveha,
    Cordal,
    Castleisland,
    Co Kerry.
    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
    Eilís Ní Cearmoda
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Mannix
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glanowen, Co. Kerry