School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)

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   of the name of Walshe, Coolageela, Kanturk was drowned while fishing on the river Allow. His parents begged of him not to go fishing on that evening; but he insisted on going. When he was on the bank of the river fishing he got dizzy and fell in, and was drowned.
   Mr Sheehan's Hosiery Strand Street, Kanturk was burned down in the year 1928. There was great damage done.
   In the year 1918 a plague of influenza visited Ireland. Many families perished during that time. It was called the Black Flu, because anybody affected badly with it, could turn black after death.

   

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2. Local Happenings

   

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   There were many incidents in this district in former times.

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      1. hardship (~1,565)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Lucey

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Mr Denis Lucey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kanturk, Co. Cork