School: Templeglantine (B.) (roll number 2359)
- Location:
- Templeglentan, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Maitiú Ó Duilleáin
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- The great Irish famine occured in the years '46 and '47 caused by the blight that destroyed the potato crop in the summer of '45 and again in the summer of '46. As the Irish people unfortunately left themselves dependant for food upon the potato crop, the result of the potato crop was starvation among the people. Before that time the country was very thickly populated and so as the great(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó Brosnacháin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Meenyline South, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Brosnahan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Meenyline South, Co. Limerick