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School: Summerville (roll number 622)

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    macaw got in new floors with her timber. The also got cups and plates and numerous other things. They also had plenty of whiskey to drink.
    This happened in the night. It was blowing a gale of southerly wind. All the bodies that were got were buried in Rathmoylan graveyard. The hole where the wreck occurred is now called the wreck hole.
    After the wreck her lights used to be seen sailing into the wreck hole. Many people saw them.
    Kathleen Gear
    Ballymacaw
    Dunmore East
    Co Waterford
    Got from my father Patrick Gear
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. shipwrecks (~384)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Gear
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Patrick Gear
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford