School: Bennekerry, Carlow
- Location:
- Bennekerry, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Liam Ó hAodha
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- Collector
- May Lennon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Burtonhall Demesne, Co. Carlow
- In 1846 and 1847 many people died of a terrible disease called Cholera. Many people, in this district, were found dead in the fields and on the roadside. The potatoes were killed both in the fields, and in the pits. This district was very thickly(continues on next page)