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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Sligeach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 313

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    in a few days he was washed ashore on the other side.
    In the year of 1928 Lough Gill was covered in a thick coat of ice, so thick that often traffic crossed to the other side. This day three boys went up the lake skating on the ice. When they came to a thin part of the ice it gave way under their feet and in nine days their bodies were found in the lake.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Harkin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr James Monaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Charlotte Street, Co. Sligo