School: Baile Deasún (B.)
- Location:
- Ballydesmond, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Mac Giolla Phádraig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0359, Page 036
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- (continued from previous page)carried two cows. They were found later on near Killaney with an infant that was sleeping in a cradle when it was taken.
This was a very sad occurrence as they were taken wholly unawares in the dead of night never expecting such a calamity approaching the Christmas festival as the local poet put it then."The joys of Christmas ringing.
Round their little humble cot,
But Ere the morning it had come,
It proved a treacherous spot."A little while before the "Black and Tan" regime this country was badly infected with the "Flú" so much so that a great many people died of various ages. The only ones to escape infection were mostly children under eight years.
Doctors then could not prescribe a cure in time to save the patients with the result that the death used occur in a period of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Donnchad Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydesmond, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Occupation
- Oibrí
- Address
- Ballydesmond, Co. Cork
