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School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

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Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 294

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    saying that it was the sun that was too strong.
    When the people died their houses were burned, and the sites of them are still to be seen. There is one in Tullyarren, Mullagh, Kells, Co. Meath. The goverment paid relief to the very poor people during the famine, and when they stopped paying it great number of them died. No one knew at that time what caused the blight, but the people spray the potatoes twice every year now
    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
    Peggie Carolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullyattin, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Monaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullyattin, Co. Meath