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

Location:
Callow, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126F, Page 17_015

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    people were in a bad way because the potatoes were rotten in the ground. No-body could get potatoes for love or money.
    During the famine the cattle were sent out of Ireland. Daniel O Connell heard of this and he did not try to stop them. When the people were hungry they used ot eat
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Mc Andrew
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cuildoo, Co. Mayo