School: Moys (roll number 10837)
- Location:
- Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Dawson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0935, Page 110
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- (continued from previous page)They lay until he got a few drills opened. When he had the drills ready the potatoes and onions were rotted. he had a bag of oat meal and it was in the barn and the people carried it away without him knowing it. He had another bag in the corner and it sunk down until there was only about a wee can full in it. There was a few people went over to Scotland and England to avoid the famine but they were not allowed to cross over because they ere bringing the disease with them. This is all I Know about the famine
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Quade
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Annaseeragh, Co. Monaghan
