School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)
- Location:
- Ceann Toirc, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Liam Ó Caoimh
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- (continued from previous page)He had a lucky escape, but his wife Mrs. Cronin, and his assistant, Miss Nora MacCarthy were burned to death.
In the year 1918 an epidemic of influenza visited Ireland. It lasted six weeks. There was an average of seven deaths a week in Kanturk. There was a man of the name of Frank MacMahon killed in the Kanturk Creamery in the year 1915. He was caught in a belt, and crushed to death. - About thirty five years ago there was damage caused at my father's house, at Paal West, Kanturk, Co. Cork.
The people of the house were sitting on chairs around the fire on a winters evening, when lightning(continues on next page)- Collector
- Edward Thornton
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Nora Thornton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Páil Thiar, Co. Chorcaí