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School: Kenagh, Longford (roll number 15154)

Location:
Keenagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
T. Ó Murchadha
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    The Famine Period 15.2.38
    People had to eat three spoonfuls of Indian meal every dary and eat raw turnips and drink buttermilk. They had to dig lee land for three halfpenny a day. They had to break stones and the ganger marked one pound of meat for each man. That had to [do] them for a week.
    I got this story from Patrick Kelly ages 60 years on the 1 December 1931.
    Patrick Gerety age 14 years
    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
    Patrick Gerety
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Patrick Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60