School: Leath-fhearann, Malla (roll number 3548)
- Location:
- Laharan, Co. Cork
- Teacher: R. Barrow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0364, Page 101
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- This story is told about a poor old woman who lived in the Dronoughmore district, during the famine period.
She was a remarkably good catholic, but the depression of the famine times left her unable to go to Church any longer. Then the approach of Sunday without Mass, almost broke her heart. This Sunday however, she no longer remained at home, but attempted her fatal journey. She had scarcely a mile to walk, but it seemed endless to her. The Almighty however enabled her to get to Church before Mass had finished. She entered at the moment of the Elevation and fell dead saying "Eternal Praises to the Son of God."
When Mass was ended the poor creature was removed to her home, where her only son was found dead.
Such were the occurrences of famine times.
- Informant
- Daniel O' Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
