School: Ballinvally (C.) (roll number 932)
- Location:
- Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Nic Shiomóin
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- (continued from previous page)brought that course upon the people. There used to be a boiler at Daly's in Archerstown and another in Collinstown and another in Clonmellon distributing oatmeal porridge to the people. No one knows how the blight came on the potatoes. The potatoes were set in ridges with spades. The people had porridge instead of the potatoes and some turnips but the turnips were scarce at that time.
- Collector
- Mary Black
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cummerstown, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- William Gibney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cummerstown, Co. Westmeath