School: Ratoath (roll number 885)
- Location:
- Ratoath, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Seán S. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0688, Page 004
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- (continued from previous page)shower's a real "Haymaker"
Also the wind from the church brings hard weather in March or during Winter.
- About 90 years ago there was an Epidemic of Small Pox in the district which caused many deaths.In one family alone there were 13 adults died between May and November.Mr Bruen's father had the illness but recovered, though he bore the marks on his face to his deathN.B. (All the foregoing stories were related by John Bruen. Postmaster Ratoath)
- Collector
- Cissie Everard
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- John Bruen
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Postmaster
- Address
- Ratoath, Co. Meath
