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At the time of the famine the white boys used to come out and tell the people to give the potatoes to anyone who would come for them.


Story collected by a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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In the famine days there lived a poor man.


Story collected by Teresa Behan, a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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During the famine when the people were starving with the hunger a man from Kilmurry was brought to Kilrush...


Story collected by James Keane, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Long ago when the famine was in this country people by the name of Gleazers came across the Shannon from Kerry to Clare.


Story collected by Patrick Moloney, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Mrs Martin Walshe lived in Moyadda, near Kilrush.


Story collected by a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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A man named Martin Doyle lived in Dooneil in the parish of Killimer.


Story collected by Kitty Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) from informant M. E. Culligan.

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In the days of the great famine there lived in Carradotia a townland in the parish of Killimer a man by the name of Patch Connell.


Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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In years gone by a Schooner was passing on the River Shannon near Killimer having for her cargo gold bars.


Story collected by a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) from informant Mrs P. Murphy.

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In years gone by a Schooner was passing by Money point having for a cargo gold bars.


Story collected by Martin Murphy, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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About a hundred years ago a man in Querrin below Kilkee fell sick and was in danger of death.


Story collected by a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) from informant Margaret O' Dea.

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There was a man one time who lived in the parish of Killimer in the townland of Ballymcrinan.


Story collected by Mary Lillis, a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) from informant Patrick Lillis.

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Stories of the Famine Days


Story collected by Bridget Browne, a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) from informant David Browne.

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About forty five years ago a terrible tragedy occurred not far from this parish when eighteen people were accidentally drowned in the Shannon.


Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Once upon a time there was a man going on his cuard and as he was passing a house he heard music and dancing and he went in and started dancing with them.


Story collected by John Conway, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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In the time of the famine in eighteen forty-six when thousands of poor people were dying...


Story collected by Martin Walsh, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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In the summer of the year of 1893 a crowd of people left Kerry for a day to Kilkee.


Story collected by Mary Clancy, a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) from informant John Mc Inerney.

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On the 15th day of August in the year of '93 ¶ Heart-rending was the news that spread through this locality


Story collected by a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Once upon a time there was a man who dreamt that there was gold hidden under the western side of the cows cabin.


Story collected by John Conway, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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The Beautiful Town of Kilrush


Story collected by Kitty Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Knockerra (C.), Killimer


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Knockerra (C.), Killimer (school) (Knockerra, Co. Clare), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Eibhlín Ní Cholgain.

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Knockerra (B.) Killimer


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Knockerra (B.) Killimer (school) (Knockerra, Co. Clare), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Mícheál Ó Cuinneagáin.

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