Re: Ballysadare in 1832 cholera outbreak
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In reply to:
Ballysadare in 1832 cholera outbreak
Rod Smith 5/06/14
Here’s a reference to the epidemic on a gravestone:
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/sligo/cemeteries/ballysadare.txthttp://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/sligo/cemeteries/ballysadare.txt
Here’s another reference to it. It looks as though a high percentage of the population died, but not everyone. Recovery was helped by the building of mills in 1833:
http://www.discoversligo.com/?pagid=south_sligo_driving_tour&ct=culture&ct2=touring_sligo&ct3=south_sligo&ct4=south_sligo_driving_tourhttp://www.discoversligo.com/?pagid=south_sligo_driving_tour&ct=culture&ct2=touring_sligo&ct3=south_sligo&ct4=south_sligo_driving_tour