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School: Cloncovid

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 162

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    1847 the potatoes rotted and melted in the fields.
    The people died in great numbers from hunger. The were found dead by the roadside with green grass on their mouths.
    All the people were buried in the same grave without any coffins. The country was very thickly populated at this time.
    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
    Eileen Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullaghoran, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullaghoran, Co. Cavan