School: Drumraney (roll number 13571)
- Location:
- Droim Raithne, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teachers: Ml Mc Garry Alice Mc Garry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 576
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- The famine was not as bad in this parish as in other places. The potato crop was very successful before the famine, and no other crop was planted except itself. In the years eighteen forty seven the potatoes failed, and the people had no other food. Many died from the famine. There was a woman in this parish who used go around selling small cakes at a penny each. At the time when the meal was sent to Ireland there was a house in the townsland of Ardnagrath called High;s house. In this house a supply of porridge was made and everybody went with their cans to get some of the porridge. This porridge was not cooked well.
- Collector
- Mary Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ard na gCreach, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- Thomas Campbell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Baile Bháltair, Co. na hIarmhí
- In the townsland of Greenfield the parish of Drumraney, there was a family called Igoes living on the new road during the time of the famine. This family died of hunger. There way a lot of houses in the townsland of greenfield but we do not know the names of them. The ruins of the Igoes house is to be seen to the present day.
- Collector
- Lillie Conlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiltober, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- Brendan Ham
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Toorbeg, Co. na hIarmhí
