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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

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Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 302

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    until the year 1847.
    One day as the people were out in their gardens they saw somthing coming on the potatoes as they were nearly fit to be dug. It was called "the blight". The people had nothing to eat but the potatoes and Porridge and then they had nothing but Indian Meal Porridge and many of them died. There was a sickness in the country aat that time also and they died in the hundred. Some people left the country to go to America and more could not leave it. One thousand people died, and one thousand went to America After a while food came
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peg Toohey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fianna Road, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Toohey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fianna Road, Co. Tipperary