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School: Mercy Convent, Longford (roll number 12942)

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Longford, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 015

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    About the year 1850 a half mile from Longford the canal burst and flooded a large part of the countryside. A family living near the canal were in great danger when the water began to rise the father got out his wife and three children to safety on a laneway and on returning for his mother he missed the plank and was drowned. In the morning the old woman was got quite safe. Repairing the breach gave a good deal of much needed employment.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Neece
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontirm, Co. Longford
    Informant
    James Casey
    Gender
    Female