Episode 52 - The Penny Dinners Committee & Athenry Smallpox Outbreak
In this episode, Tom is still looking a charity theatre group called The Penny Dinners Committee from the 1920's. Ronnie thought he was finished with the smallpox outbreak in Athenry last week but came across some new information in the past few days.
You can find the articles referenced in this podcast on www.advertiser.ie/galway
- How Athenry recovered from its smallpox epidemic
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