School: Na Mullaigh (Smithboro') (roll number 10104)
- Location:
- Smithborough, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs Walsh
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cholera - man lived next door wife died, 6 children starving, neighbours food to them (spare) 6 lying ill with fever pulled himself up to mind them - no light didn't know what way to give them drinks told A. Mathers - that a light played round each of the children's mouth to show him how give them drink - he saw the children with - poorly [?] they were more like monkeys than human beings - (Children lived)
