School: Rosses's Point (roll number 12133)
- Location:
- Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Raighne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0158, Page 244
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- About the year 1930 a Lighthouse keeper on transfer from St.John's Pt. Lighthouse Co. Down arrived at Oyster Island Lighthouse in the afternoon . Travelling with him were his wife and a young boy of six years his name was Sean Mc Ginley . After arriving at their new home , their were having tea with with the other family home they were to relive. this little boy Sean slipped away unnoticed and mad his way to the landing pier where a boat was tied to a ringbolt. The boat was a twelve footer used for ferrying the lighthouse keepers to and from Rosses Point. He let the boat go and got in . The boat drifted with the current and he found out he could not get(continues on next page)
- Collector
- S. Gillen
- Address
- Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
- Collector
- T. Devany
- Address
- Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- P. Scanlon
