During the years of the famine 1846-'47-'48 there was great poverty in the country. The majority of the people existed largely on coarse fish and Indian meal and many were not able to buy any kind of food...

Abstract: Story collected by Dom Gillespie, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant John Gillespie.

Original reference: 1027/1/91

 St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh [Vol. 1027, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Donegal Schools

COLLECTOR
Gillespie, Dom 
Gender
male
Location
Inishmacsaint (Civil parish) 
Tirhugh (Barony) 
Donegal (County) 
INFORMANT
Gillespie, John 
Gender
male
Location
Inishmacsaint (Civil parish) 
Tirhugh (Barony) 
Donegal (County) 

Story text

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St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh  [duchas:4388483]

During the years of the famine 1846-'47-'48 there was great poverty in the country. The majority of the people existed largely on coarse fish and Indian meal and many were not able to buy any kind of food. To feed these poor people the authorities provided free meals which consisted of Indian meal porridge which was generally for

St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh  [duchas:4388484]

In this district a large pot was placed at the pound, near the Abbey river. The poor people went there every morning and were given their daily ration of porridge from the big pot.

Resource description

Origin information
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 058-059
Volume 1027
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Informant location
Ballyshannon Béal Átha Seanaidh Ballyshannon Inishmacsaint Tirhugh Donegal
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4466039
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1027/1/91

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"During the years of the famine 1846-'47-'48 there was great poverty in the country. The majority of the people existed largely on coarse fish and Indian meal and many were not able to buy any kind of food..."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_4466039>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.

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