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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
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Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 172

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  1. Stories of the Famine

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    During the Famine, a fever came which killed all who got it. Those who got the sickness would never stop eating and as they had nothing else to eat, they went to the sea-shore and eat raw shellfish. The bodies were taken to a "Lot" in Skibbereen. One day a man was passing by and he heard a voice from the direction of the Lot saying "Wonder ye wound't do something for us." This he told to his comrades who got a railing placed around the Lot.
    It is said that a man died in a field in Libeen during the Famine. Another man was
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shantullig North, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Helen Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunbeacon, Co. Cork