School: An Drom (Drom Thurles) (roll number 585)
- Location:
- An Drom, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teachers: Pilib Ó Ó Muireadhaigh Pádraig Ó Cléirigh
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- There was a famine in 1846 to 1847 and all the potatoes decayed. The blight came from heavy thunder and lightening, and all the potato crop failed. The potatoes were sown and as they are sown now in drills. Breeda Ryan, Drom, Thurles, Bo. Tipperary material obtained from: Phil Ryan, Drom, Thurles, Bo. Tipperary.In the years 1846 and 1847 there was a great famine throughout all Ireland. It affected this district very much so that the people had to eat raw turnips and mangolds and even sometimes grass. Before the great Famine this district was very thickly populated. There are several sites of dwelling houses now in ruins which were then occupied still pointed out by the people. It was int he year 1846 that the great famine was in this district.
- Collector
- Breeda Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Drom, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Phil Ryan
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- An Drom, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- In the years 1846 and 1847 there was A great famine throughout all Ireland. It affected this district very much, so that the people had to eat raw turnips and mangolds and even sometimes grass. Before the great famine the district was very thickly populated. There are several sites of dwelling houses now in ruins which were then occupied still pointed out by the people. It was in the year 1846 that the great famine was in this district.
- In 1846 and 1847 there was a great famine in Ireland owing to the failure of potato crop.(continues on next page)