School: Knockjames
- Location:
- Knockjames, Co. Clare
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- The Famine
30th November 1937The time of the famine some people died with the hunger as they had nothing to feed them. They used to eat bread made of potatoes with honey. They used to go down to Affick picking the roots of the turnips and also the leaves. They used to sell the milk in Tulla in order to buy meal(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bridie Halpin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Halpin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockjames, Co. Clare