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School: Iorball Sionnaigh (roll number 16923)

Location:
Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 055

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    on the potatoes in the drills.The people knew nothing of spraying and the potatoes rotted in the ground.In 1847,the same thing happened because the people did not dig up the rotten potatoes out of the ground.
    The year following the seed potatoes were bought from Belgium.These were sown very thickly and they grew well in some districts.
    The people gathered herbs and roots in the field and they also ate grass.
    The people were evicted because they did not pay the rent.
    Great sickness followed the Famine.The people were fever-stricken and sick.
    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
    James Boylan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs P. Boylan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Derrynagad, Co. Monaghan