School: Árd-chill
- Location:
- Ardkill More, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonalláin
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- The Fear-Gorta was a feeling of great weakness and hunger suddenly taken at certain places when going a journey.
Several people took the Fear-Gorta at the "Hollies" half way up Largain brae. The person who took the Fear-Gorta had sometimes to lie down and rest, or sometimes he made his way to the nearest house and asked a bit of oaten-bread.
Some people carried a piece of oaten bread on a journey afraid of the Fear-Gorta.
N.B. A traveller is supposed to take the "Fear Gorta" at the spot where a person or persons died from the famine.- Collector
- Ben Galligan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardkill More, Co. Cavan