School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)
- Location:
- Drumandoora, Co. Clare
- Teachers: Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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- The great famine occurred in the year 1846 and continued during the year '47
The cause of the famine was the failure of the potato crop which provided the main food of the old Irish people.
About one million people are supposed to have died of hunger in the famine years and about another million are supposed to have emigrated from Ireland to America Canada and England.
The hunger was so great in Ireland that the people used(continues on next page)- Collector
- Chris Brody
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killanena, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr Fred Brody
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killanena, Co. Clare