1st April 1851
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Killukin's townland of Knockacortha (on the Croghan road to Carrick-on-Shannon) saw a staggering drop in population during the Great Famine. In 1841 it was home to 128 souls; by 1851 only 38 remained.

See: Killukin Parish Population (Census results 1841-1881; page 2)

Useful reference to see the housing and population of your area (or town land) was affected by the Great Famine and mass emigration in the 19th Century

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