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School: Glasthule (St Joseph's Boys)

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Glasthule, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
P. Ó Cuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0796, Page 136

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  1. The Aeroplane Disaster at Dalkey

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    About three and a half years ago a terrible disaster took place near Dalkey. An aeroplane with a pilot and one passenger, had been cruising around taking photographs when the engine jammed and the aeroplane took a sudden into Dalkey Sound. They had been flying so close to the water that they had not time to jump with their parachutes, and the result was that both men were killed.
    The crash had been observed from the shore by some of the local fishermen, at Dalkey Harbour. Boats put out to try to rescue the two airmen but they could not be found. The only
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    J. O' Neill
    Gender
    Male