School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)

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1. Famine Times (continued)

   

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   trying to bore a hole in it, he succeeded in jumping into the barn. Minutes seemed hours and hours seemed days to the crowd until he made his appearance out of the barn. He jumped down off the roof and in a moment they were all around him tearing the bag in bits. Alas! to their grief and dis-appointment he only found a half stone of Oatmeal in the barn, and half of them started off for home again as hungry as ever.
   A "Souper's pot" which it was called in those days may still be seen outside Terence Martin's house in Woodfield. It is a huge pot, and on one side of it, there is a tap, which was used for letting out the porridge. This was distributed

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. the great famine (~4,013)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Dell Kivlehan

   Address

   Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Mr Patrick Martain

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cartron, Co. Roscommon