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Drung, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 293

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    The strain was too much for her to bear. She left the district soon afterwards and it was said that sh ended her days in the lunatic asylum.
    In the Summer of '47 the government help reached this district. Works were set up but the men were too weak to work. Later on Indian meal was cooked in a large boiler at Leslie's of Corravahan. The starving people could be seen each day making their way to Leslie's to get as much of the ''Brachan'' or porridge as would keep body and soul together.
    Many, however were so proud that they starved in their homes, and would accept no alms from anyone
    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
    Mary Ellen Connolly
    Gender
    Female