Episode 49 - The History of the Guards & Small Pox in Athenry
In this episode, Tom is still looking at the history of the Guards in Galway ahead of the centenary of the police force. Ronnie is looking history of a smallpox outbreak in Athenry that lead to a big breakout in the county and the parallels between the covid 19 pandemic.
You can find the articles referenced in this podcast on www.advertiser.ie/galway:
- An Garda Síochána, the early years in Galway
- March 1875 - Smallpox in Athenry
Read more stories from the Galway Diary with Ronnie O'Gorman on The Galway Diary.
Read more stories from the Old Galway with Tom Kenny on The Old Galway.
The Old Galway Diary podcast is available on the Advertiser Podcasts and most recently on the Galway City Museum website on a weekly basis.
It is brought to you by two of Galway’s finest writers and storytellers, Ronnie O’Gorman and Tom Kenny. Elaborating on topics they have covered in the paper in the Galway Diary and Old Galway section, and many other aspects of Galway life and history, they bring their inimitable style to allow you relax, listen and enjoy.
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