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1. The Great Famine (continued)

   

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   famine times. They used to die with the hunger and weakness and thirst. The people used die in the ditches and everywhere. The people used have no coffins at that time they were buried in trenches.

   

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2. The Great Famine

   

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   1. The Great Famine occurred in the years 1845, 1846, 1847, and it was very bad in 1848. It was the blight of the potato crop which caused the Famine. The people at that time used chiefly live on potatoes, when the potatoes were gone they used to live by raw turnips, and they used to half-boil meal and eat it. 2. There are several old ruins around where they used to shelter

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   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. the great famine (~4,013)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Walsh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Riverstick, Co. Cork

   Informant

   James Walsh

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Riverstick, Co. Cork