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'''Dromsally''' ({{Irish place name|Drom Saileach|hill of the sally (willow) trees <ref>http://logainm.ie/?parentID=140&typeID=BF&placeID=31354</ref>}}) is a [[townland]] in the [[parish]] of [[Cappamore]], [[County Limerick]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref>http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/LIM/CappamoreParishTownlandMap.htm</ref> It extends from the border with the parish of [[Murroe]] to the west and into the village of Cappamore to the east. |
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In 1847, during the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Great Famine]], a fever hospital was established in Dromsally. Over a two year period of its existence it catered for 556 patients of whom only 84 died.<ref>http://www.cappamore.org/local.php</ref> |
In 1847, during the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Great Famine]], a fever hospital was established in Dromsally. Over a two year period of its existence it catered for 556 patients of whom only 84 died.<ref>http://www.cappamore.org/local.php</ref> |
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Dromsally (Irish: Drom Saileach, meaning 'hill of the sally (willow) trees [1]') is a townland in the parish of Cappamore, County Limerick, Ireland.[2] It extends from the border with the parish of Murroe to the west and into the village of Cappamore to the east.
In 1847, during the Great Famine, a fever hospital was established in Dromsally. Over a two year period of its existence it catered for 556 patients of whom only 84 died.[3]
Dromsally is the birthplace and residence[4] of Ireland's most capped rugby player John Hayes.[5]
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