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School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

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Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 38

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    occurred when a big ship named the "Táiliúr" was wrecked, when travelling from Liverpool to America, off the south coast of Loughshinny. It happened during a storm as the captain was keeping in close to the land. The ship ran into a reef of rock off the coast of a well known island called "Lambay." All the people on board her were drown except a little girl. A Rush family took the girl and reared her. They did not know her name, but they caller her Taylor after the ship's name.
    Three men were lost nine years ago when their small fishing boat sank during a storm. A man dreamt the night before the disaster that he saw the
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Pratt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rush Road, Co. Dublin