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School: Dalkey (Loreto Convent)

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Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mother Evangeline
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0796, Page 090

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  1. A Shipwreck (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    moment, S.O S. signals were sent out. The life boat came rushing upon the scene of disaster. When only a couple of lengths away from the doomed boat the life boat capsized and before the horror stricken crowd sixteen brave men were drowned.
    Not long afterwards the Irish Lights came dashing along to the rescue and this time the people on the ship were saved. The bodies of the brave men who risked their lives to save those in the peril, were recovered and were brought to the morgue and later
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. shipwrecks (~384)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Phyllis Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sorrento Road, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Quinn
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 80
    Address
    Sorrento Road, Co. Dublin