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School: Kilmuckridge

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Kilmuckridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
L. Mac Donnell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0887, Page 151

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  1. Black '46-'47 - The Famine (continued)

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    In those lean times the poor people of this area lived mostly on barley-bread + buttermilk. It so happened that the corn crop was good and that would have been the great saving point - if our Rulers + benefactors of the day - hadnt bought up + exported our corn leaving our people at home to die of hunger or eke out a miserable existence on roots + greens of all sorts.
    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
    Informant
    John Dempsey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Killincooly More, Co. Wexford