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Title: Help reading cause of death
Post by: atmartinas on Friday 19 June 20 18:55 BST (UK)

Can someone read the cause of death for Margaret Connolly, 5th entry on page no 177 please.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1883/06343/4819175.pdf

Thank you
M

Title: Re: Help reading cause of death
Post by: Sinann on Friday 19 June 20 19:12 BST (UK)

A type of consumption, (TB)
Having a bit of bother with the first word probably related to phthisis.
?
Consumption
4 years
Certified

Title: Re: Help reading cause of death
Post by: atmartinas on Friday 19 June 20 19:24 BST (UK)

Quote from: Sinann on Friday 19 June 20 19:12 BST (UK)

A type of consumption, (TB)
Having a bit of bother with the first word probably related to phthisis.
?
Consumption
4 years
Certified

Thanks Sinann.
Now that you say it I can see consumption and 4 years, she had her 3rd and last child in April 1879 must have been sick from shortly afterwards , she was only 29 when she died. RIP Margaret.
M

Title: Re: Help reading cause of death
Post by: conahy calling on Friday 19 June 20 21:14 BST (UK)

The word before consumption looks like  Phlursey to me, which sounds like pleurisy.

Title: Re: Help reading cause of death
Post by: atmartinas on Friday 19 June 20 21:24 BST (UK)

Quote from: conahy calling on Friday 19 June 20 21:14 BST (UK)

The word before consumption looks like  Phlursey to me, which sounds like pleurisy.

Your are right thanks it does look like that. His spelling is equal to his writing! ;D
M

Title: Re: Help reading cause of death
Post by: Sinann on Friday 19 June 20 21:59 BST (UK)

That's the word, I was racking my brain for that but I just couldn't draw it out.