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School: Termonfeckin

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Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 252

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  1. The Stranding of the Asenaes (continued)

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    after her coming the public was allowed onboard.
    After awhile when there were high tides there was a number of men employed by the salvage company to dig trenches around the ship for to try and set her afloat again. They could not get enough of water to float her.
    In about a months time when there were terrible high tides there came an excavator to dig a big trench. This excavator was working by the ship for three months. After awhile the trench became full of water. One night there was a terrible high tide and the boat went out a good length. And the next night a 2 o'clock it sailed out to the sea. It stayed in the sea until morning then it went into Drogheda havour to get repairs. Before she set sail for Copenhagen. The next week on a monday morning she set sail for Copenhagen.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Termonfeckin, Co. Louth