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School: Mercy Convent

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
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The Sisters
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 158

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    A very sad accident occurred here last August. A young boy named Sean Mac Gowan was drowned while bathing in the River Erne. His cousin- Sean Brady- accompanied him to the River but he did not bathe. There was a great flood in the River that day. It was very deep and there was a swift current and not many went to bathe.
    Sean jumped from the side of the boat into the river.
    After a while his cousin asked him how he was getting on but he got no answer. He asked again but still there was no answer. So he came out from behind a bush where he had been reading and just caught a glimpse of Sean's hand waving above the water.
    Sean got into the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. drowning (~292)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Marie Thérése Boland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan