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School: Baile Uaitéir (Walterstown) (roll number 12281)

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Baile Ualtair, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Seán Ó Raghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0386, Page 145

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  1. Local Happenings - Drowning at Ballybrassil

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    A sad drowning occured at the sea-shore at Ballybrassil about thirty-two years ago. In which four Rathcoursey fishermen lost their lives. Their names were :- David Sheehan, William O Mahony, Thomas Macarthy, and – Fitzgerald. They were lost in a fierce storm, and their bodies were washed up on the strand the following morning. They were removed by horse and car to their homes.
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. cruatan (~1,565)
        1. bá (~292)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Wilson
    Gender
    Female