School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cinn Mhara
- Location:
- Kinvarra, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0120
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- (continued from previous page)were burned to ashes. Men from the neighborhood did their best to quench the flames but it was impossible for them to overcome the raging flames. Water was brought in large quantities but the more water was thrown on the flames the wider they spread. Higher and higher they rose until the whole town was illuminated by their lights. The flames could be seen for miles and miles outside the town.
Many lives were in danger in t the conflagration. A near by public-house was beginning to take fire when the occupants luckily felt it taking root. They sprang at once for water and neighbours helped them to extinguish the flames.
No lives were lost in the burning. The fleeing of the occupants from the house at the beginning saved their lives. The wind blew very strong and this made the flames burn through more swift. On that account there was no possibility of saving the burning house. The ruins of the burned shop are to be seen in Kinvarra to the present day. Never will the terrific burning of the draper's shop be in oblivion by the people of Kinvarra.
- Collector
- Mary Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kinvarra, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Patrick O' Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Oibrí
- Address
- Kinvarra, Co. Galway
