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Famine Period

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Láithreach school (Laragh, Co. Monaghan) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0939/3/16

 Láithreach [Vol. 0939, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Monaghan Schools

Story text

transcribed at

 

Famine Period  [duchas:5160102]

17.  Famine period:-
           Famine worked dreadful havoc in this district. Several people were got dead on roads. Men went from house to house seeking work and gladly worked for 1d a day wages and a little food.

18.    Local estates:- Lands of Laragh and part of Cornacarrow were owned by a Landlord who lived in Keady a Mr. Kirke. Property was bought from him by Mc Kean who was the last Landlord.
      2.
        Townlands of Coas, Laggan, Carrickaduff and Benmore constituted what was known as the Dacre Hamilton estate. Dacre Hamilton sold the Estate to the Government in 1908.

30.    An iron candlestick made by a blacksmith, about two feet high, which used sit on floor and had a socket at top in which candle sat used to be largely used.
      Some of these candlesticks had a branch lower down and a socket in same for a second candle.

Resource description

Origin information
Laragh, Co. Monaghan
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 152
Volume 0939
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mrs Duffy.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
The great famine--An gorta mór
Dwellings--Folklore
Residential buildings--An teach cónaithe
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Land management--Riaradh talún
School location
Laragh Láithreach Laragh Aghnamullen Cremorne Monaghan
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5164038
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0939/3/16

Suggested credit
"Famine Period"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5164038>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mrs Duffy.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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