School: Carrickgorman
- Location:
- Carrickgorman, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Fleming
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- (continued from previous page)but the man was not the "Gager", it was the Sergant of the R.I.C. which he sent in his place; to this day the place is called the "Sergant's Hollow".
- About 30 years ago in the year 1918 in the month of March many lives were lost during the time of the "black flu".
At this time there was a hospital in the town of Bailieboro and when the people got sick they were brought to this hospital.
This plague was called the "black flu" because when a person would die his body would become black.
There were people named Deells in the town land of Coradua in the parish of Killinkere, whose three (of) children(continues on next page) - Collector
- Arthur Mc Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corradooa, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Joe Mc Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Corradooa, Co. Cavan
