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School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

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Faugher, Co. Donegal
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Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 326

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    when a train was swept off the rails at Owen Carrow convenient to Barnes Gap. During a thunderstorm with terrific lightning which took place at midnight about thirty years ago a man was killed while in bed and all his stock were killed also. This took place in Downings.
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    A ship named The Wasp was coming from England to dispossess the people of Tory from their homes. A magic stone in Tory Island was turned against them, and the ship and they were wrecked (agan) on the rocks.
    Two men were coming from Moville, and a gale was on. They met the American Liner off Malin Head and they were driven into Scotland.
    Two stacks of corn were burned accidently in
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary J. Mc Gee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockduff, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    H. Gee
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    57
    Address
    Knockduff, Co. Donegal