School: Shinrone (B.)
- Location:
- Shinrone, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: William Mac Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0819, Page 039
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- Soon after the great war a terrible sickness spread over the whole of Ireland and it was very severe in Shinrone.
It was so bad that the Doctor could not attend everyone.
When a person would die, they could hardly get men enough to dig the grave or to attend the funeral.
It was so bad that when the people would die there bodies would turn black. It is said that it was the gas that came over in the air after the great war.
- Collector
- James Quirke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shinrone, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mr P. Quirke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shinrone, Co. Offaly
- About seventy years ago Mr White was awakened by a great noise which came from the room beside where he was sleeping. He jumped out of his bed and got in under it. The two men entered the room and when(continues on next page)
