School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)
- Location:
- Aclint, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Neill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 259
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- A Flood
A great flood took place about the year 1859, it lasted for three months. It destroyed all the peoples potatoes and especially down in Tully. There was a man by the name of Kelly who was nearly lost in it he went out for turf in a box through the water and when he was returning, the box turned over and he fell into the water and remained there until help came
Afterwards there was a song made about him
Written by Annie Mohan on 2nd Dec 1937
Told by Michael Mohan on 1st December 1937
Aclin
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- Collector
- Annie Mohan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Mohan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aclint, Co. Louth
