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School: Longford (roll number 12683)

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Longford, Co. Longford
Teacher:
R. Mac Riocaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 109

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    There was a boat capsized at Tarmonbarry on the river Shannon a few years ago. The boat was broken against the Weir Wall. There were two sisters drowned and a man. There were some others saved. A local young man dived in and saved a girl. The people in the boat were warned not to go near the gates but they proceeded.
    There were two houses burned in this district. One was a farmer's house. It was burned about 25 years ago. The occupants of the house escaped injuries, but there were pigs and fowl very badly burned. They had to be destroyed. They other was a shop, it happened a few years ago. There was only just a shopboy in the shop. The owner of the shop had a wooden leg and he got out the window.
    There was a plague on cattle about 60 years ago. Foot
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Primrose Nicholls
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Longford, Co. Longford