School: Beanna (roll number 9524/5)

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1. Local Happenings

   

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   When Sir Rodger Casement landed in Banna Strand in 1916 there was a disease raging in the district called scarlet fever. It only applied to all the children of the place.
   It was very contagious disease and they were very sick for about three weeks. From that on they were improving and there was no child a victim to it.
   At that time people did not know what the disease was and they got very frightened of it. Their bodies got covered with red rash from head to foot and when they were improving the skin began to peel off them. It is not such a strange thing now as people are more enlightened about it and it does not come so severe.

   

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2. Local Happenings

   

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   In the year 1923 there was a big burning in the parish of Ardfert. Crosbys house was burnt to the ground by the

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Kirby

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killeacle, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Mr Michael Connell

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   71

   Address

   Banna West, Co. Kerry