School: Corr Riabhach
- Location:
- Correagh Glebe, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: R. Mac Éamuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0999, Page 340
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- (continued from previous page)It blew down trees, knocked houses and killed many people.
There was a flood in 1918 and again in 1921, and thousands of people perished.
Some time ago a man who was driving a bread-cart from Old-castle fell off it at Corregh Bridge and was killed.
A girl from Lisgrey was drowened when crossing a bridge over Correagh river.
During the night some time ago a byre with three cows in it was burned on John Brady of Aughacashel. The owner was un-aware of it, though up on the Maghera road eight or nine miles away a crowd of people were watching the flames.
In 1918 there was a great plague of influenza, many families were wiped out.
In the year 1618 two women from Killinkere, were returning from Mass, and as they were passing a(continues on next page)
