School: St Patrick's, Aughnacliffe (roll number 13283)
- Location:
- Aghnacliff, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0761, Page 172
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“Some years ago there was a young man in Aughakine...”
Some years ago there was a young man in Aughakine his name was John Kavanagh. He went out to bathe along with three or four young fellows. They had a grand swim and left the water without any accident and were going home when they met a crowd of young fellows going to bathe. They asked them back with them. None of the boys went back except Kavanagh. One old man told him not to go out a second time as it was Whit Sunday but he did not heed the warning and went out. He was only a few minutes in the water when he went down out of sight and never was seen alive again.
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Nerney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Aghakine, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Patrick Kiernan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Aghakine, Co. Longford