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1. Famine Times (continued)

   

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   there were four houses which reached over to the turn of the road. On the other side of the road there were five houses of which no remains can be seen. There were also many other houses in between different houses in Baltray.
   During the years of the famine Government Relief reached this district.
   The poor people of the district would get as many quarts of thin Indian Meals as there were people people living in the house.
   The people would also dig the black potatoes and try to peel the black parts of the potatoes
   Shorty after the "Great Famine in 1846 - 47 a fever came to Ireland called the "Cholora Fever". This was a dreadful fever and of which many died.
   To protect themselves the people put tar on their doors. The smell of the tar would keep the fever away.

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   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. the great famine (~4,013)

   Collector

   Mary Sheridan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Baltray, Co. Louth

   Informant

   Mrs Peter Sheridan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Baltray, Co. Louth