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School: Swords (C.) (roll number 7339)

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Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 78

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    Many accidents were heard tell of during these recent years of fires, drownings and many others.
    About two years ago a sad thing occurred on the "Balheary Road" about three miles northwest from Swords. A man and woman were living in a caravan. One night there came a might wind-drift which caused the van to overturn. It happened that they kept an oil-stove in it, this blazed up and burned the whole van. They could not get out in time
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Nugent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bridge Street, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    William Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bridge Street, Co. Dublin