School: Ballinacree (C.) (roll number 13966)
- Location:
- Ballynacree, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eibhlín Bean Uí Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 299
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- (continued from previous page)homes.Ever since that accident there is a danger signal at that place to warn the people to be careful and not to go bathing there in future.
- A DrowningTold by Joseph Rourke, aged 54 years
Clonty Duffy Mount Nugent, Co. Cavan.There is a small lake situated near Castlepollard in the County of Westmeath named Lough Lore. It is about a mile in length and a half mile in width.About the year 1860 a man named Larrie Halpin lived near the lake. He was living with his brother Barney. In the winter of that year there was a very hard frost. One night there happened to be a light fall of snow. Larrie usually rose and went out in his sleep so that night also he got up and went down to the lake. There was ice on the lake and(continues on next page) - Collector
- Tóireasa Ní Ruairc
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Joseph Rourke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Clontyduffy (Hart), Co. Cavan
