School: Doire Ó gCuanaigh (roll number 8991)
- Location:
- Derrygoony, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: L. Mac Áinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 188
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- (continued from previous page)up to Connolly's mill for a bag of shoves for his fire. He never was sick until he got old. But he took ill one day and died. The neighbours gathered and waked him and buried him, and I hope he is now in heaven.
- You feeling hearted Christmas of every degree. I claim your kind attention to sympathize with me. Until I relate the unhappy faith which lately has befell
Seventeen souls upon Lough Sillon most heart rending to tell.
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On the twenty fifth of July all in the present year.
From the parish school of Cullies as plainly doth the pair, the master and his scholars, the mainitress wife went on a boat upon Lough Sillon where they(continues on next page)
