School: Dunlavin (B.)

Location:
Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Gogáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0914, Page 042

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0914, Page 042

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  1. About twenty years ago a woman who lived by herself in a house on the right hand side of the road that leads from Colbinstown to Cookstown, about a mile from Colbinstown, was burned to death. Her name was Bridget Cooper, she was ninty years of age when she died.
    She was very fond of sitting forward over the fire, although she was often warned against this danger. One night as she was sitting by the fire when she fell
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. fires (~306)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O' Toole
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr P. Toole
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow