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School: Glentidaly (roll number 9983)

Location:
Glentidaly, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
M. M. Heron
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 255

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  1. A Disaster that Happened Locally

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    There was an old woman called "Herring Beccy" who always went round selling herring that she carried about in two "creels" or baskets.
    These "creels" were tied on her shoulders by ropes.
    One evening as she was out on her rounds she sat down to rest on the edge of of a little bridge, call the "Crooked bridge" beside Glentidally School she fell over the edge and one of the ropes that was holding on the "creel" caught on her neck and so she was hanged.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Herbert Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyconnelly, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Joseph Friel
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumacloghan, Co. Donegal