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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cappamore

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Cappamore, Co. Limerick
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An tSr. Benin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0521, Page 132

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    Doon Glebe House was burned during the Black-and-Tan trouble, and it is still a ruin. It was burned as a precaution by the Irish Republican Army, when it was to be occupied by English forces, after the death of the owner. Mr. McCarthy in Bilboa was in charge of the place, and he got two hundred pounds compensation.
    It was set on fire by using petrol on the woodwork and then lighted by matches. No lives were lost, as the occupants were removed to a place of safety beforehand.
    In 1918 an epidemic of influenza took place in this district and several people died both young and old, some of them belonging to this
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Dhonnchadha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clogher, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    S. Ó Donnchadha
    Address
    Clogher, Co. Limerick