School: Kilfenora (B.) (roll number 2155)
- Location:
- Kilfenora, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Mag Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0620, Page 087
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“In the year nineteen hundred and eight a french vessel named Leon the thirteenth struck a rock off the coast of Clare and was sunk.”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- About six hundred years ago it is said that the village of Fisher-street was knocked to the ground by a storm. It happened in the month of December. I kocked all the houses and killed a lot of people. Michael O' Brien was one man that was killed. He was a native of the place and suffered a lot of hardship during his life. It was said that it was some saint in Aran Isle that cursed the place
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“It is ninety eight years since the big wind it knocked all the houses trees and bridges and every thing before it.”
It is ninety eight years since the big wind it knocked all the houses trees and bridges and every thing before it. The old people said that the free(continues on next page)