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Local Happenings

Abstract: Story collected by Michael Mangan, a student at Glin (B.) school (Glin, Co. Limerick) from informant Mr Michael Mangan.

Original reference: 0481/1/18

 Glin (B.) [Vol. 0481, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Limerick Schools

COLLECTOR
Mangan, Michael 
Gender
male
Location
Shanid (Barony) 
Limerick (County) 
INFORMANT
Mangan, Mr Michael 
Gender
male
Location
Shanid (Barony) 
Limerick (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Local Happenings  [duchas:4911426]

On this 15th August about the year 1893 a party of men and women set out in two boats, on an excursion from Tarbent to Kilku. They reached Kilkee safely enough. But when they were returning  in the evening there were too many in the boat and it was overturned. There were seventeen lives lost in this wreckage. About the hour that they were drowned the heavens grew dark, and the people knew that something was about to happen. Their screams wee hear? a couple of times, but they were drowned before anyone could rescue them. There was not any more heard of them until the boat arrived later in the evening. The bodies of those that were lost were lost were then looked for an

Local Happenings  [duchas:4911427]

some of them were only found. Ever since that disaster people have a great horror of going on excursions by boat on the 15th of August.

Resource description

Origin information
Glin, Co. Limerick
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 038-039
Volume 0481
Note
Teacher name missing.
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher #missing.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Poverty--Ireland
Hardship--Cruatan
Informant location
Glin An Gleann Glin Shanid Limerick
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4933103
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0481/1/18

Suggested credit
"Local Happenings"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4933103>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher #missing.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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