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School: Béal na Carraige, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 10739)

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Ballynacarriga, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conaill
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    made in the snow by their breath. They used then shovel away all the snow, and they used to find the animals in batches, and they were able to rescue the majority of them.
    The birds suffered severely in the big snow. Thousands of them died of starvation and cold.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. frost and snow (~299)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Edencurra, Co. Cork
    Informant
    William O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Edencurra, Co. Cork