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School: Ballinvally (C.) (roll number 932)

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Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
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S. Nic Shiomóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 104

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    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.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Black
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cummerstown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    William Gibney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cummerstown, Co. Westmeath