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School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

Location:
Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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  1. Folklore - The Famine

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    In the year '47-'48 there was a great famine in Ireland. For four years before that the people had great plentiness.
    A great blight fell on the potatoes crop while they were growing and the crop was a complete failure.
    The people were dying very quickly and they were buried in dykes and ditches.
    The popolation at that time was about seven
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    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
    John Mac Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Acres, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Peter Mac Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Acres, Co. Clare