School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 084

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 084

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  1. On the twenty-eight of October in 1928 there were nine men drowned in Lacken. The night being very fine they thought of no harm, so they set out to danger.
    Their names are Anthony Gouldrick, Thomas Goludrick, Thomas Lynnot, Anthony Kearney, Patrick Kearney, Anthony Collickan, Michael Kearney, and two other Gouldrick's.
    They were about a mile out to sea when the wind rose of a sudden. They did not heed it at first because they they thought that it was a fairy breeze, but they were wondered when it did not cease so they began to pull towards home, but the wind instead of blowing them toward
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. drowning (~292)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Killeen
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo