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School: Cill an Mhuilinn, Malla (roll number 15903)

Location:
Killavullen, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Donncha Magner
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0371, Page 029

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    The year the famine started was 1845 and lasted until the 1847. The district was very thickly populated before the Famine. People still point out sites of houses them occupied and now in ruins.
    Government relief did not reach the district during the Famine. The potatoes were sown like grain. Potatoes were the main food of the people long ago and during the Famine they ate turnips mangolds and even the weeds from the road. People died in great numbers during the Famine years, and after the Famine a fever spread all over the over country called "Famine Fever. People emigrated especially, America and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donal Kelleher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymacmoy, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Miss White
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymacmoy, Co. Cork