School: Cloncovid
- Location:
- Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Savage
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- (continued from previous page)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.- Collector
- Eileen Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullaghoran, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Patrick Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullaghoran, Co. Cavan