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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 204

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    which he did. They were in Ahastia all day and towards evening a great storm arose and they were afraid to venture across. The storm and rain ceased at about three o'clock in the morning so they set out for home. They were not half-ways across when the storm arose again and as the priest was asleep my grandfather did not know what to do. The spray of the waves went into the boat several times and one fierce wave nearly covered the boat. The boat was tossed and turned and taken with the wind several times despite the fierce rowing done by my grandfather
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs M. Moynihan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Shantullig North, Co. Cork