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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

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Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 096

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    Master Masterson, a Colehill teacher, was accidently drowned in the Royal Canal about 35 years ago. He went on a friendly visit to Abbeyshrule & met with some friends in the neighbouring public houses. When going home by the canal banks his cycle skidded & he fell into the water & was drowned.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
    2. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Coughlan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford
    Informant
    James Coughlan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford