School: Cliffoney (B.) (roll number 13882)
- Location:
- Cliafuine, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Patrick Mc Hugh
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- (continued from previous page)of distributing the Meal.
Then "Charitable Committees" bought big pots and supplied one to every district.
A man was appointed in every locality to make porridge and people came and got the supplies and ate it publicly.
A man named Pat Higgins was appointed for the Castlegal District. James Clancy for the Cliffoney district and Dan Gallagher of Mullaghmore for that district. It was a common sight to see a big boiler on the public roadway or street and a man in charge, cooking the porridge for the poor people who came and in their turn got the supply allotted to them.
Some people had a very small supply of potatoes which they divided with their neighbours for seeds.
In this way the crop of 1848 was raised when things began to improve.
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Cliafuine, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- James Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- An Chraobhaigh Mhór, Co. Shligigh
