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School: Crowenstown

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Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
M. Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 207

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    which is close to the town of Delvin.
    On Sunday morning he went out to this lake to swim. He had no one with him, but a neighbour who happened to be fishing saw him enter the water, and as he did not come out again, raised the alarm.
    It was not long until a large crowd gathered, because the people were coming out from mass. They procured a boat, got long irons, and dragged the lake for many hours before the body was found.
    The body was found in the evening, and brought ashore. It was a very sad sight for his parents, and for the people of Delvin and district, as he was very popular. He was also a professional swimmer, and was in receipt of a pension for rescuing a lady from drowning.
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