School: Loch Rois (roll number 1751)

Location:
Loughros, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Stiofán Ó Braonáin
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    on him when both horses started in a gallop and jumped into the water. When the arrived at the bottom they ate the man and the water boiled with blood.
    One night as there were people coming across the same lake, in at little boat. They were all drunk and as a storm arose some began to pray and others began to curse saying "that she may go down", and at that the boat sank to the bottom and all lives were lost
    No attempt was made to rescue them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Glenfarne, Co. Leitrim