School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (C.) (roll number 9686)
- Location:
- Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bean Uí Uallacháin
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 073](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_0523%2FCBES_0523_073.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 073
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- Some years ago two little boys were paddling in the water near Doonass. They came upon a boat and were playing for some time. Suddenly the boat was driven before them with a wave. The boys followed and got into the boat. The vessel hit against a rock and the boys were flung out. Two men immediately went to their rescue but failed to reach them in time. Their bodies were taken home to Limerick next morning.A ferryman by name of Reynolds who lived in Chapel Hill was drowned some years ago. He was accustomed to crossing the water every morning and bringing a man from the Clare named Fraser who was working in Castleconnell over. This morning he crossed and the water was very(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Eileen Mc Cabe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castleconnell, Co. Limerick