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School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)

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Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Bráthair Eoghan
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    A Local Drowning
    About twenty years ago there were four people drowned in Elphin lake. They were out fishing in a small boat when a storm arose and the boat was dashed agains't a big rock in the middle of the lake. There were three other people in the boat also but they were rescued. The four people that were drowned were men. They made a great fight for life, but they were lost when the storm started to get worse.
    The four people that were drowned shouted for help but their cries were not heard with the dashing of the waves against the rocks. The other three people
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. drowning (~292)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Gannon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockadalteen, Co. Roscommon