Some time ago Pat Keane, Sean Fitzpatrick, Michael Reidy, Fr Peter Gannon and Bernard Guinann an archaeologist from Mayo Co Council, put together a documentary on the local Workhouse.

The results of the famine, the fever and the bodies which were thrown into an open grave, which is now covered over by a road.

Just a few years ago there was a memorial erected in honour of the dead on that roadside. Fr Peter Gannon performed the ceremony.

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On Friday the 23rd of October on The Good Morning Show between 9 and 11 on Claremorris Community Radio 94.6 FM, host Sandra Donnellan will be joined by Mary Black.

Mary Black has been a dominant presence in Irish music, both at home and abroad and is well known for her unique interpretations of songs.

So tune in this Friday to The Good Morning Show on Claremorris Community Radio 94.6 FM, for an unmissable interview!

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