Eyam

Tis sore int' thwait wi mor'n a few folks a gippy loose tha's snap as M'pessons well n tek sum brass from t'watter na its nowt but a mickle midden but them folks as a good un, narry a one of 'em flit tek thasen a gander but the's nowt in Eyam save 'plague Translation It is bad in the village with more than a few people sick Leave your food at Mompessons Well and take some money from the water Now it's nothing but a big mess But the villagers are good people, not any one of them has left Take yourself a look but there is nothing in Eyam except the Plague History The village of Eyam in Derbyshire was hit by the plague at the same time as London (1665), the villagers self imposed a quarantine to prevent the disease spreading any further, the surrounding villages left food at a well near Eyam, in exchange for money which had been left in the vinegar filled well to clean it. For "Sista's Bloody Sista's" contest run by Deborah Guzzi Honorable Mention