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School: A Cnoc Buí, Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 9588)

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Knockeenbwee Lower, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0300, Page 286

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    There are many stories of the famine of 1846-7. It affected the district very much.
    Before it started the locality was thickly populated and is reduced to half. There were several houses through out the country occupied and are now in ruins.
    The blight came on the potatoes very early in the year, the stalks blackened up. They decayed in the pits a short time after they had been put there.
    The food the people had consisted of Indian meal gruel. It is said that some people had nothing to eat but water and nettles.
    the government relief reached the locality. Each family got a small quantity of potatoes.
    People died in vast numbers. In many families there was not
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    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
    Domhnall Ó Cathalain
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lahanaght, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Maighreadh Ní Mhuirthille
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lahanaght, Co. Cork