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School: Ceathrú an Gharrdha

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Carrowgarry, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Mac Éil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 178

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    Alex Petrie, Ellen Petrie, Four Wilson's and a Miss Derbyshire, all Scotch settlers except Miss Derbyshire, who was an English visitor, left Ballina for a boating Pleasure on Killala Bay.
    There were seven in the boat all told It was a fifteen feet Pleasure boat. All went well until they crossed the Bar. They then turned towards Killala and about one hundred yards on that side somehow they got in among the breakers and the boat turned over there were five of them drowned, two Petries three Wilsons two girls and a boy fourteen years old, this was on Saturday. Alex Petrie was found on
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Crean
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowcardin, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr John Boland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowcardin, Co. Sligo