School: Batterstown
- Location:
- Batterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Seosaimhín, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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- It is ninety-two years now since the famine raged in Ireland, so it is not hard to find the cause of the poverty and distress of the working people and small farmers. There was a far bigger population in the country districts at that time than there is now.
They had bad houses, bad medical attentions. All this proved more to their misery, and(continues on next page)- Informant
- Luke Rickard
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Road worker
- Address
- Doolystown, Co. Meath