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School: Barrow (roll number 11850)

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Barrow, Co. Kerry
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Ml. Ó hUallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 157

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    because the sea was very rough. The captain gave it to him and he went away. When he was half way in the boat capsized and it was broken. There was a Coast guard in the strand and he swam out and saved him. The letter was found in his pocket when he was brought ashore, and it was quite dry. The other ship after a while drew its ancor and hit the rocks and got broken but all the crew were saved. She was ripped up in Banna strand and she was brought to the Randy Quay in small boats.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. shipwrecks (~384)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó Slatra
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barrow, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tom Ferris
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Barrow, Co. Kerry