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School: Cill Díoma (C.) (roll number 6517)

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Kildimo, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Eilís Ní Chathail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0504, Page 196

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  1. Local Happenings

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    Local Happenings.
    One of the things that happened in the district which caused a great surprise to the neighbourhood was when the left bank of the river Maigue was carrried away with the tide, about three weeks ago. One night without rain or storm there was a high spring tide and it swept the bank away and ever since there are bits of the bank being carried away and there is a break of about one hundred and fifty yards in the bank.
    Peggy O'Brien.
    Michael O'Brien,
    Ballyculhane,
    Kildimo. Age 49.
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    Not very far from Kildimo village there is a college owned by the Salesian Fathers.
    About twelve months ago a student from this college was drowned in Dromore lake. He and some other students were bathing in a dangerous
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kildimo, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Patrick Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kildimo, Co. Limerick