Famine Years

Abstract: Story collected by John Reilly, a student at Garrowhill, Longford school (Garrowhill, Co. Longford) from informant Thomas Farrell.

Original reference: 0756/4/94

 Garrowhill, Longford [Vol. 0756, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : Longford

COLLECTOR
Reilly, John 
Gender
male
Location
Killeen (Townland) 
Clongesh (Civil parish) 
Longford (Barony) 
Longford (County) 
INFORMANT
Farrell, Thomas 
Gender
male
Age
83
Location
Ballykenny (Townland) 
Clongesh (Civil parish) 
Longford (Barony) 
Longford (County) 

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Resource description

Origin information
Garrowhill, Co. Longford
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 479
Volume 0756
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher P. Mac Aonghusa.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
The great famine--An gorta mór
School location
Garrowhill An Gharbhchoill Garrowhill Clongesh Longford Longford
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5104590
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0756/4/94

Suggested credit
"Famine Years"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_5104590>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher P. Mac Aonghusa.
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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