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Story of the Famine

Abstract: Story collected by Paul Murphy, a student at Scoil na mBráthar, Mainistir na Corann school (Midleton, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs Murphy.

Original reference: 0395/3/1

 Scoil na mBráthar, Mainistir na Corann [Vol. 0395, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Cork Schools

COLLECTOR
Murphy, Paul 
Gender
male
INFORMANT
Murphy, Mrs 
Gender
female

Story text

transcribed at

 

A Story of the Famine  [duchas:4910843]

Paul Murphy
got story from Mrs Murphy

A Story of the Famine.

In the year of the famine the people of Kildorrery (a country town in county cork) were very poor, but there was a very wealthy woman there also, and she was nearly as much charitable as she was wealthy.
Every day the streets of Kildorrery were lined with poor people waiting for Mrs Carroll, the wealthy woman to come along with her servant. Each poor person used to have a bowl of his own and get it filled with Indian meal (which is used for feeding pigs.) But day by day the poor people were getting smaller in number, because Indian meal is by no means a healthy food.

Resource description

Origin information
Midleton, Co. Cork
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 157
Volume 0395
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. Ó Hoistín.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
The great famine--An gorta mór
School location
Midleton Mainistir na Corann Midleton Mogeesha Imokilly Cork
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5166040
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0395/3/1

Suggested credit
"A Story of the Famine"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_5166040>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. Ó Hoistín.
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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