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School: Dristeran (roll number 2131)

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Dristernan, Co. Donegal
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Séamus Ó Cnaimhsighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1122, Page 223

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    A good number of years ago before the ships were very common a ship left America to come to Ireland. The Mary-Snow was a name of her and she was occupied by passengers and a cargo of rum and tobacco. The ship was to land at Derry quay and the Glen people put up a bonfire and led the ship astray. So the ship landed in at Glenagivney but before she reached safe she struck a rock and got wrecked. Then the stuff ran ashore and the people were all drowned except one man and he swam ashore safe to dry land. A good ? of goods were got and a gold watch came ? and stuck on a rock and the people broke it because they were afraid it might tell on them. The people made a song about the Mary-Snow and the Glen people.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Mc Carron
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Mc Carron
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50