Darowen School 9
Fever raging fearfully
As can be seen from the School Log Book records from other communities covered by our website, illness was a constant threat to schools in the early days of formal education. Darowen School was no exception.
Log Book
"The attendance this week was considerably below the Average owing to the great sickness that prevails through the Parish".
County Archives
M/E/PS/18/L1
This comment in the Darowen School log book was written on
7th April,1871 and reads:
"Scarlet fever raging fearfully. Attendance very low".
These epidemics sometimes had tragic results, as can be seen
on the next page.
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