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School: Drumakill (roll number 6365)

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Drumakill, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Florence Harrison
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 023

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    Churchill where the Fane river enters the lake the ice was weak owing to the running water underneath and it broke. The poor boys sank in the icy water and disappeared under the ice. Many others who were skating near at hand ran to their help but could do nothing to save them and they both were drowned. Their dead bodies were recovered from the water next day and hundreds of people witnessed the sad sight.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dorothy Harrison
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Church Hill, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mr Robert Harrison
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71
    Address
    Laragh, Co. Monaghan