School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 01_048
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- (continued from previous page)England and it was distributed as relief. The landlord paid half the cost of the seed and the tenant the other half. These were planted very carefully in ridges and drills. One child told me that one man had potatoes as small as head stones and he scattered them as you would do with oats. The neighbours laughed at him. But when Oct. came he had the best crop.
There were families of Hylands, Morans, Dolans, Sweeneys and Lavans who went from this district on the "Emigrant" ships and have never since been heard of. It was generally supposed that these creatures were drowned on the voyage.
- Collector
- Mary A. O' Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
