School: Meelick (B.)
- Location:
- Meelick, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Néill
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- In July 1928 after work in the Summer Joe Bunce, Jack Hickey and Tom Davis went swimming to West Bank in Coonagh. Joe Bunce stayed too long in the water and could swim no longer. Before his companions had time to reach him he went to the bottom. Five boats then went to search for the body with nets grappling irons and hooks. A man by the name of Patrick O'Halloran dived to the bottom followed by his dog but did not succeed in securing the body
After an hour's search the body was recovered in a shore net by Michael Cronin, James Hickey and Michael Mc Inerney.
- Collector
- Patrick Considine
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coonagh East, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mr P. Considine
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coonagh East, Co. Limerick
- Some years ago there was a boat coming up the Shannon with a cargo of Indian corn. The pilot that came on board was drunk. At full tide he drove the boat up on a rock called "Bridge Rock" not far from "Coonagh Point". When the captain saw where he was, he jumped off the bridge with rage. As(continues on next page)
