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School: Achadh na Sealbhaighe (roll number 15344)

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Aghnashalvy, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Maguidhir
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    Regarding Oat-meal and its many uses as a food in the famine years and for many of those following it would appear that it was "dealt in" that is bought and a good deal among the people and there is a saying still to be heard in the district and usually applied to anyone is a gay, cheerful or light-hearted mood, viz "that he (or she) is as jolly as if he (or she) had meal to sell"
    Thomas Maguire
    Derryartery
    Salloo,
    Monaghan
    Patrick Maguire (Sen) decd
    Dernacloy
    Roslea,
    Clones.
    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
    Thomas Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryartry, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Patrick Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynacloy, Co. Fermanagh