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The Workhouse of Castlerea was one of the most severely afflicted during the epidemic, of any similar class of institution in Ireland as many as fifty persons a week having died at one period subsequent to this and, for a long time, all attempt at separate burial was found impossible.
There had been a man stationed at Castlerea for some months past, who in celebrity had almost beaten the notorious Pat Carroll. This was one Captain Yorke Clayton, who for nearly twelve months had been in the County Mayo. It was supposed that he had first shown himself there as a constabulary officer, and had then very suddenly been appointed resident magistrate. Why he was Captain nobody knew.
Their property had extended from Dunmore nearly to Roscommon, and again on the other side to Castlerea and Ballyhaunis. But this had been in their palmy days, long, long ago.
'Oh, but he couldn't have told you half. She is magnificent. All the rest of us are only little children compared to her. Now be sure you come and meet her. Ever since Pitt and Castlerea perpetrated their Act of Union two political parties have struggled together in Ireland.
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