School: Athboy (C.)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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- (continued from previous page)ning. The potatoes rotted in the ground and very few, got a safe potato. The people had to send to other parts to get seeds potatoes for the following year.
The potatoes were planted in drills and ridges in this district. They ate porridge that time.
The Government sent relief to this district. It was that everyone would get a bag of meal to
make porridge.
The people died in great numbers during the famine. They died not only in the houses, but also in the fields and ditches. At one time a gentleman came to England and when he saw the people in such a pitiful state, he(continues on next page)- Collector
- Anna M. Cassidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Dan Mc Glorey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tlachta, Co. Meath