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School: Rosses's Point (roll number 12133)

Location:
An Ros, Co. Shligigh
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Raighne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0158, Page 205

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    to the Cabin and there in the table were five plates and on the fire were two pots. They went up to Mr. Briggs and he said that there must have (had) been a fight. They found a hatchet embedded in the railings and the mate said that there was no fight (h) it was an Octpus that attacked the vessel and killed the men one by one and that one of the men tried to kill it with a hatchet.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Bruen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Ros, Co. Shligigh
    Informant
    P. Scanlon