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School: Caisleán hAicéid

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Castlehacket, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Floinn
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    Any plague or taking-disease that was in the place long ago.
    In the year 1919 a terrible disease called the black-fever broke out and the doctors were not able to cure the people. Somebody then suggested that the people should make a promise to God, and this was agreed to.
    The promise was that they should not take meat or its products on St. Stephen's Day. As soon as they did this the plague ceased and they kept the promise from that day forth.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
      2. hardship (~1,565)
        1. plagues and epidemics (~104)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie O' Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cluidrevagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs O' Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Cluidrevagh, Co. Galway