School: Borrisoleigh (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Buiríos Ó Luigheach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- There was cholera in this country early in the last century and people were dying in hundreds.
The people dug a big deep hole or grave in Rathmoyne about a mile from the village. A man with a horse and cart used to go around the village, collect the dead, and put them in this pit.
If any person died from the plague a black cross was put on the door of the house when he died.
A few years ago a man was levelling the ground and found some human bones. He at once ceased digging and put back the clay.
- Collector
- Andrew Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ráth Mhaí, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Dan Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ráth Mhaí, Co. Thiobraid Árann
