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   “It was on the eighth day of October in the year of eighty-four.”

   

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   Assembled in their townlands with brave Biggar at their head.
   There were many in Virginia town who were old and grey
   That had never seen or had known to witness such a throng
   Till the final Judgement Day.

   

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2. Local Happenings - Drownings

   

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   There lived in Lislea a man named Peter Connelly. Every time he would go to the town he would get drunk. He was about sixty years of age, and he was drowned about sixteen years ago. He was not a very tall man, if he had been tall he might not have been drowned. He was very drunk when he (died) was drowned. The place where he was drowned is up along a lane in Ballaghanea. The water was only six inches in depth. He

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   Topics

   1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
         1. drowning (~292)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Willie Stephens

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Virginia, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Matthew Rodgers

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   64

   Address

   Virginia, Co. Cavan