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'Forgotten' devastation of Spanish flu outbreak in Ireland 100 years ago brought to life

The flu pandemic of 1918 killed almost 50 million people
Seanín Graham
AN "almost forgotten event in 20th century Irish history" is being explored in a major exhibition on the devastating impact of the Spanish flu outbreak in Ireland 100 years ago. More than[...]

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