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School: Graughlough

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Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1002, Page 131

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    the men were saved because one of them could swim and he that could swim pulled the other man to land. One of these men died about a week afterwards from a bad cold.
    There was a house in this district which went on fire suddenly and this house was about two miles from school. The man of this house was going to bed and he heard some cracking. In another while he saw the room full of smoke. He ran downstairs and found the kitchen in flames, He got his wife and children out safely and sent for the firebrigade. The kitchen was burned but the firebrigade saved the rest of the hou
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Billy Kincaid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Seeharan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Robert Kincaid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Seeharan, Co. Cavan