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School: Liathdruim (roll number 369)

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Leitrim, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Ó Maitiú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0951, Page 227

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  1. Famine Times

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    During the Famine times a great number of people in Tyholland died from sickness and some from starvation. The blight killed the potatoe stalks and the potatoes decayed in the ground and in the pits afterwards. Small farmers and labourers were left without food. Government relief reached the parish and porridge houses were built one where Tyholland Protestant school now is and another where a cottage occupied by James Clinton, Tullynanure now is. Meal was given out to the poor from these places also. A great number of people died a great number went to England Scotland and America if they could get enough money to take them away.
    In the year 1879 the potatoe crop partly failed in this Parish. Indian meal was given out to the poor of the Parish at the Protestant school, Tyholland. A committee
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Court
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Templetate, Co. Monaghan