School: An Caipín, Inis Céin
- Location:
- Cappeen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Liam Ó Cruadhlaoich
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- In the year 1848, people dies in great numbers in this district, when the potatoes failed. The government started to give out meal to the starving people. They used to appoint some person in each district, generally a Protestant or a landlord to give out the meal. In order to get the meal, one had to turn Protestant.A Catholic man lived near Ballineen and he tried for the meal, but was refused. He then saidIf I were a "Stanley"
or a "Schofield" from Phale
I'd soon get an order
For three pounds of "male"The Schofields and Stanleys were the descendants of planters and were Protestants, as are their descendants at the present day around Ballineen.- Informant
- Michael Cross
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Occupation
- Smith
- Address
- Cappeen West, Co. Cork