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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1014, Page 095

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    cried were heard for help. Before help reached them they were all drowned. The master was a good swimmer he could have saved himself but he got grieved when he saw the others drowned and he left himself down.
    It was a terrible sight to see their parents crying on the shore that evening as the boat was sinking. Their bodies were all got that evening and were laid out in a barn nearby. The next day an inquest was held on the dead bodies and the parents brought their children home for burial.
    A man named Gray made the boat and a man from Annafarney went for the boat with a mare and cart. The mare refused to draw it and he was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. drowning (~292)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumhillagh North, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Honora O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Druminnick, Co. Cavan