School: Caladh (B.) (roll number 11920)

Location:
Callow, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Ciaráin
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    died along the ditches and some were not buried. All that did not die of hunger they died of disease. Thousands went to America, but some of them never reached the land. They died on the way, and they were thrown out in the sea.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Noone
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockbaun, Co. Mayo