School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Nic Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0871, Page 431
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- (continued from previous page)their own supply. Six of the children developed sickness and were brought to New Ross, Co. Wexford hospital where the parish church now stands, and died there. The mother and the child that was left emigrated to America.8) There was also another woman came to Byrnes of Boley, Ballycullane, Co. Wexford the residence now occupied by Patrick Culleton, Boley Ballycullane Co. Wexford. She ate the pig's food from the troughs and everything that she could find. When the food got completely run out in the Co. Wexford this woman got exhausted for the want of food she went to a lime kiln in Byrne's Lane and died there. The Byrne's brought her down to the house and waked her in the barn.9) There is another story told of a woman named Mrs Rochford who lived in Dunmain Gusserane, New Ross, Co. Wexford. She and other neighbours walked twice weekly to Yolestown Mills for a pound of Inidan meal. One day she went and when she was coming past a farmer's house she saw a cake of oaten meal bread in the window cooling and she was so hungry that she ran in and took the cake out of(continues on next page)
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