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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
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Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 145

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    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
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna M. Cassidy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Dan Mc Glorey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tlachta, Co. Meath