School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- (continued from previous page)Ireland which was called Famine.
All the potatoes that the people had sown turned black in the ground and the people had nothing else to eat so a great crowd died.
Richard Hurley of Kells was also drowned in the King's river.
Richard O Shea of Dunnamaggin long ago used to live near the village of Dunnamaggin and his house and his two children were burned.- Collector
- Ailís Ní Glionnan
- Other names
- Ailís Ní Glionnan
- Alice Glendon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garraí an Ghoidínigh, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- James Glendon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Garraí an Ghoidínigh, Co. Chill Chainnigh