School: Doire Leathan, Grange (roll number 14843)

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   into the creek and the men hoisted her up. They let down the reel again and Neddie got into it and they brought him up. The rope was gone to the last ply when he reached the top of the rock. Another minute and he would have been lost.
   On Benwisken, at the corner of Andy's rock in the Parish of Ahamlish, Co. Sligo, this happened. It is only about a mile from the Derrylihan school. Sheep are often there but there is no one now to venture in.

   One winter day Tommy Kelly of Lyle set off for the mountains with his stick to look after sheep. He was an aged man and on the return journey, wearied and tired, he fell into a great hole called Poll Chiúin. After a while, his neighbours went out to search for him but with blinding snow and rain, they could not find him. Three days passed and no trace of him. Then John Waters was up after his sheep and noticing the dog barking greatly and tearing at a certain spot he searched and found a long empty line.

   Tearing the heap of snow away he

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tomás Ó Cíaráin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lyle, Co. Sligo