School: Mercy Convent, Longford (roll number 12942)
- Location:
- An Longfort, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: Sr Clement
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- About the year 1850 a half mile from Longford the canal burst and flooded a large part of the countryside. A family living near the canal were in great danger when the water began to rise the father got out his wife and three children to safety on a laneway and on returning for his mother he missed the plank and was drowned. In the morning the old woman was got quite safe. Repairing the breach gave a good deal of much needed employment.
- Collector
- Mary Mc Neece
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cluain Tirim, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- James Casey
- Gender
- Female