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School: Baile an tSratha (roll number 17014)

Location:
Ballintra, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séarlus S. Ua Baoighill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 200

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    In January 1918 there was a great thunder storm. It raged over this part of the country for one whole day and night. About four miles east of the village of Ballintra in a townland called White-sock there lived a family called Hamilton.
    On the night of the storm the family retired as usual. When they were about one hour in bed there came a vivid flash of lightning and a great peal of thunder. The lightning struck the chimney, came down into the room and killed Mrs. Hamilton in her bed.
    Her little daughter who was sleeping in the same bed was uninjured. The same flash of lightning struck a shed near by [sic.] killing a donkey and a cow. The remaining members of the family are still living in the same house and some of the holes which the lightning made are still to be seen.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Mangan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballintra, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Mangan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballintra, Co. Donegal