School: Lisaniska

Location:
Lissaniska East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Patrick Kilduff
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 207

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  1. Burnings and drownings.
    The house of Ellen Brogan Shraheen. Foxford was burned down to the ground and three children [?]
    A Co-operative store was burned in Knockmore.
    The house of Michael Armstrong Knockmore, Ballina was burned.
    The barns and stables of Mr. Perry Coolcronan, were burned some time ago.
    There were two men drowned in Loughborough Conn called John and Patrick Madden of Glassisland and William Lynch of Coolcronan was drowned in the River Moy.
    John Gaughan of Pontoon is able to build boats and Edmund Perry of Coolcronan was able to build boats
    John Gaughan, Knockmore, Ballina can make all sorts of things including clocks, bicycles,tomb -stones, fiddles and coffins.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. fires (~306)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Belinda Jordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockmore, Co. Mayo