School: Tallanstown (roll number 2746)
- Location:
- Baile an Tallúnaigh, Co. Lú
- Teacher: E. Mac Gráinnne
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- (continued from previous page)people were eating grass. America sent a ship of Indian meal to Ireland.
The English Government gave no help until the famine was nearly over, then they gave an amount not large enough to be expended on public works.
Collected by Katie Crawley,
Kilcroney,
Duffy's Cross.Got from Mat Crawley,
Kilcroney,
Duffy's Cross. - Famine Times.
The famine did not affect this district much. There are not much old stories about the famine.
There are no ruins of houses in the district that were knocked down at the time of the famine.
The people had no food to eat except the ship load of Indian meal that the American Government sent over.
Collected by Larry Farrell,
Lissrenny,
Ardee.Got from Hugh Hoey,
Lissrenny,
Ardee.- Collector
- Larry Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lios Raithní, Co. Lú
- Informant
- Hugh Hoey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lios Raithní, Co. Lú