School: Bun Machan

Teacher:
Íde, Bean Uí Chobhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0648, Page 342

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0648, Page 342

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  3. XML “The Drifting of the Italian Schooner”
  4. XML “Place Names - Móin na Circe”

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  1. One night during a fierce storm an Italian schooner drifted helplessly by near the mouth of the River Mahon. People on the shore fired rockets but the crew did not understand the apparatus. There was a great rope which when thrown out might save some of the crew. When it was thrown three men leaped from the bow and grabbed it. When they were nearly in on the strand the rope snapped and the three men were drowned. The first man that came in safely was an Italian named Pitero or Pietro. When all the crew were in onshore they began telling the people what happened them but they did not understand the language. Luckily for them the priests understood a little Italian. They stayed onshore for a week and then sailed back to Italy in their schooner for it was not damaged.
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  2. Móin na Circe or The Bog of the Hens is situated to the west of our house. This is how it got its name :
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Location
    Monakirka, Co. Waterford
    Collector
    Michael Coffey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydowane West, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Coffey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    49
    Occupation
    National teacher
    Address
    Ballydowane West, Co. Waterford