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School: Ballydurrow

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Ballaghdorragh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ó Hadarnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0998, Page 409

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  1. The Plague Called the Hen (continued)

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    houses, for at that time it was customary to have the dung heap of farmyard manure in front of the door. It was thought that the evil smells from these pits caused the plague. The plague called "The Hen" was the talk of the people for many years afterwards. There was no second visitation of it till after The Great War of 1914 and then it occurred again and in a far worse form than in 1890. Hundreds of people young and old died in this district from the plague after the Great War.
    Information was obtained from:
    John Hetherton
    Ballydurrow
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. plagues and epidemics (~104)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Carmel Bough
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ryefield, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    John Hetherton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballaghdorragh, Co. Cavan