School: An Ghráinseach
- Location:
- Gransha More, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Nic Uaid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0946, Page 038
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- John Toal
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Conaghy, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Frank Mullen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Drumcaw, Co. Monaghan
- In the year 1845 in Conaghy a terrible blight came on the potatoes. The people knew nothing of the spraying. When the potatoes were dug they were small and black.
The principal food they had was Indian Meal. That year there was a great corn crop. Every person sold corn to pay the rent.(continues on next page)
