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School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 543

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    Over thirty years ago there was a terrible flood. It was flowing over the ditches and you would not know the roads from the gripes. There were two men upon an ass and cart comining from Rathowen. After passing the railway crossing they couldn't know where the road was and the ass turned the cart into the gripe and the two men were drowned. However the ass got himself from under the cart and he was found feeding in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Vera Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cam, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Tom Killane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75