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School: Scattery Island

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Scattery Island, Co. Clare
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Nóra Ní Cholgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0630, Page 070

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0630, Page 070

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  1. Story - How Scattery Island Came to Be Inhabited by the Present Race

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    About ninety -five years ago, a sailing ship named the "Windsor Castle" drifted in the mouth of the Shannon. She had met with a gale evidently, because she was absolutely dismasted and her crew had abandoned her. The Shannon pilots, who at that time lived in Kilbaha, a place about four miles from Loop Hd. sighted the distressed vessel and went out in their canoes immediately to view the supposed wreck. They towed her in near the shore by means of ropes, and having anchored her securely, they went ashore and made preparations for
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Scattery Island, Co. Clare
    Collector
    Annie Melican
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Scattery Island, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Catherine Melican
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Scattery Island, Co. Clare