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School: Dromcollchoille (C.)

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Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
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Caitlín, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0497, Page 316

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    There were a couple of burnings in this town. There was a house on the Broadford road burned and it was on Christmas morning while all the family were at Mass it accured. There was a little boy in the house and there were candles lighting and he was trying to make more candles out of the grease and he lit the paper that was around the candle and in an hour the entire building was in ruins.
    Nothing was saved but no lives were lost.
    Another burning took place of another farm house. It was belong to Philip Burton. This house took fire from a source unknown and only the furniture was saved. The farm house of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. fires (~306)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    John Bennis
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick