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School: Tóin an tSeanbhaile

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Tóin an tSeanbhaile, Co. Mayo
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Pádhraic Mac Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0086, Page 243

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  1. Hidden Treasures in Achill (continued)

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  2. Neptune

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    Neptune
    It was a boat that came into Dukinella strand. It had a fine cargo of Buffalo hides and rum and brandy, when it in it hot a white rock and the water was covered red.
    Some of the people went away and others went to Hospital. One man was dead and another had a broken leg. It was minded by the Kelly coast-gaurds afraid anything would be stolen. It came in on the 16th of January 1860.
    A boat very big came in and tried to take the Neptune away. The Duke-ella people did not get the best of the boat, the Castle people got it. One man from Dunkinella Pat Toolis (Paidin Ruad) went down with horse and he got a lot of Buffalo hides, and when he was coming home, he went down so far in the shore
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