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School: Harold (B.), Dalkey

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Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
M. Ó Maoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0798, Page 16

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    A Drowning Near Dalkey
    Many years ago there was a man drowned at Sorrento Point.
    Two men were in a canoe and the sea was choppy at Sorrento Point. Mr Hammond, an old fisher-man of Dalkey told the men not to go up to the point that the canoe would be turned over. The men took no heed of the old man and when the men got to Sorrento Point the canoe turned over.
    One of the men could swim and the other man could not swim a stroke. The man that could swim was drowned and the man that could not swim was saved and lost a couple
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. drowning (~292)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Saint Patrick's Square, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    44
    Address
    Saint Patrick's Square, Co. Dublin