School: Muine Mór
- Location:
- Míne Mhór, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0196, Page 030
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- In the year 1846 the famine occur[ed.] There was and old government line a making in the tounlan[d] of Ballaghabehy. There is a bi[g] heap of stories about a thousa[nd] tons, and the people say i[t] was the old women broke th[e] with small hammers called crigging hammers. During th[e] time there pay for each day was only able to support them thought it was a great government.
- Collector
- James Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Míne Mhór, Co. Liatroma
