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School: Loreto Convent, Bray

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Bray, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Sr. Anthony
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0913, Page 019

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    One dark night in the year 1907, the River Dargle swollen by heavy rains burst its banks, and all the low ground surrounding the river was flooded. The people were rescued from their houses by means of boats and soon they were all safe on high land.
    A man named Plunkett wishing to returned to his in Bergins Lane to get his belongings, did so against the advice of his friends. He reached the house, and was on the return journey when a lot of bushwood knocked him down, and when fell he struck his head of a stone and was knocked unconcious. The weight of the case he was carrying dragged him under and as he was unconcious he could not swim.
    He was carried across the Golf Links and then his body lodged in the hedge and was found the next day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. drowning (~292)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Keenan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newcourt Road, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr N. Keenan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newcourt Road, Co. Wicklow