Famine Times

Abstract: Story collected by Peter Ham, a student at Drumraney school (Drumraney, Co. Westmeath) from informant John Ham.

Original reference: 0747/4/85

 Drumraney [Vol. 0747, Chapter 0004]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Westmeath Schools

COLLECTOR
Ham, Peter 
Gender
male
Location
Toorbeg (Townland) 
Drumraney (Civil parish) 
Kilkenny West (Barony) 
Westmeath (County) 
INFORMANT
Ham, John 
Gender
male
Age
62
Occupation
farmer
Location
Toorbeg (Townland) 
Drumraney (Civil parish) 
Kilkenny West (Barony) 
Westmeath (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Famine Times  [duchas:4989432]

There was a house in the townsland of Newgrove parish of Drumraney and county of Westmeath. This house was owned by a family called the Bannons. These people lived in the time of the famine. Some of these people died of hunger and more of them went to America. The reason they died of hunger was, because on account of the failure of the potatoes. The place where the potatoes failed was in the pits. When the next year came the people had no potatoes to sow and the government gave the potatoes out free and the year after the people had to pay it back in the rates.

Resource description

Origin information
Drumraney, Co. Westmeath
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 577
Volume 0747
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Ml Mc -- Garry, Alice Mc Garry.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
The great famine--An gorta mór
School location
Drumraney Droim Raithne Drumraney Drumraney Kilkenny West Westmeath
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5123937
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0747/4/85

Suggested credit
"Famine Times"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_5123937>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Ml Mc -- Garry, Alice Mc Garry.
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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