1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Cnoc Bríde (1)

School: Cnoc Bríde (1)

Location:
Knockbride, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
(name not given)
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1015, Page 159

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1015, Page 159

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Cnoc Bríde (1)
  2. XML Page 159
  3. XML “The Drowning in Lough Sillan”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Drowning in Lough Sillan

    Share Share Post
    The drowning in Lough Sillan took place on the 25th July 1868. Master McCabe and seventeen of his pupils were drowned in Lough Sillan. The master took the children for a ride and when they were out a bit in the Lake, the boat began to leak. The children all rushed towards the master. The boat turned and all were drowned. The master could have saved himself only he was afraid of the mothers of the children.

    Those drown were Mary McCabe and Rose McCabe (sisters)
    Mary Anne Nulty and Brigid Nulty (sisters)
    Ellen McCabe
    Murray of Drumhilla
    Drafton (2) of Cullies
    Thompsons (2) of Cullies
    O'Reilly of Darkleymill
    McBreen of Corravilla
    Tierney
    Master McCabe
    Mrs McCabe and the
    Monitor -McCorry
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. drowning (~292)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Crosson
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Mrs Dermott
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Killaliss, Co. Cavan