School: Lismacaffry
- Location:
- Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 208
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- In 1930 Cruise's house was burned a straw caught fire and the whole house then caught fire.
A long time ago a woman by the name of Mrs Reilly of Coolamber was burned.
She was standing with her back to the fire and she could not get it quenched until she was burned.
One night Mrs Coyle of Inny Junction was coming home from the shop and it was dark and she fell into a drain and she could not get out of it.
A woman by the name of Mary Loughlin was drowned she went for a bucket of water to the Inny River and she fell in and was drowned.
A woman by the name of Mrs Loughin was going along the Inny River with her daughter and she fell in and her mother jumped in to take her out and she put her out on the bank and then she could not get out herself.
A young girl by the name of Bridget Nannery was drowned in a drain near(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Christy Newman
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Coolnagun, Co. Westmeath
