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School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)

Location:
Teerelton, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0340, Page 032

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    and self-respecting cried whined and lied with the shameless audacity of the professional beggar. Those who faced the local workhouses fared none better than those who remained at home for fed like dogs housed like cattle the inmates were huddled together naked and unashamed screaming cursing howling with pain whining for food having acquired the instincts of the lower animals and lost the higher attributes of man.
    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
    Joan O' Riordan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Eugene O' Riordan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Cooldorragha, Co. Cork