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School: Ráth Dubh, An Bhlárna (roll number 8393)

Location:
Rathduff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
D. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 049

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    The old people have stories about the Great Famine of 1846 and 1847. It did not affect the country very much.
    In my townland there are only six old ruins left after the famine. The year before the famine there was a wonder full crop of potatoes. The people used to throw them away, and then the famine came.
    The potatoe crop failed and they rotted under the ground, and in the pits also. How they used to plant the potatoes was to make a hole in the ground with a machine called a gafain and the people used to put the potatoes down in the holes. A number of people died during the famine.
    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
    Noreen O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lissavoura, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Ted O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissavoura, Co. Cork