School: Goirtín
- Location:
- Gorteen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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- Plague
In the year 1918, the people got the flu. A lot of people died with it.- Informant
- Patrick Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Temple, Co. Galway
- Cattle Drive
In 1920, a cattle drive took place in
Coursgach. Patrick Raftery's cattle were driven from that farm for a distance of ten miles. They were found wandering in the neighbourhood of
Monivea, by the police. - There was a man drowned in the Clough river while working with a horse and cart.
There was a house burned in Clough owned by Hardimans. It was a herd's house. It was not known who did it, but it was burned one morning when the people rose.
Clooncah big house was burned long
ago.
The people took different(continues on next page)