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School: Na Cnocáin (roll number 13150)

Location:
Knockanes, Co. Kerry
Teachers:
Bean Uí Spealáin Máiréad Ní Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0456, Page 344

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  1. The Moving Bog

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    About 40 years ago a bog burst near Gneeveguilla it rushed down the river Abha na Csice[?] sweeping every thing before it. It swept away the family living at the Quarry Lodge all their bodies were got the following day. It flooded all the lands along the river for miles, All the farmers were clearing the bog off their lands for months after-words
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Den Cahill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Knockanes, Co. Kerry