School: Cathair Loisgreáin (B)
- Location:
- Cathair Loistreáin, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Pádhraic de Chlár
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0022, Page 0254
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- (continued from previous page)The famine of the potato crop was so great in 49 that the clergy ordered people not to sow them anymore rather than waste that much seed. Notwithstanding that the people did so. They shook the small potato seed like the corn seed and there was never known since or before better potatoes than what there was that year.
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“Forde's House between Cornes Chapel and Headford near same markets were held long ago . . .”
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- Fr Heaney
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Priest
- Address
- Cathair Loistreáin, Co. na Gaillimhe
