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School: Monaghan (Convent, Girls) (roll number 359)

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Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
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Sr Síle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 225

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    In Millview, a desolated, stone, ruin is situated. It is one hundred feet in length and almost fifty feet wide. In the awful [amine?] days the English established houses like these to give relief to the starving people. Hundreds of men and women used to go here every day and the brought with them a small bowl. This was filled with porridge made from Indian Meal. They were obliged to live on this bowl of porridge for a day and often they had to do without. A few miles from this a workhouse was situated and the people who were
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