School: Dunboyne (roll number 15915)
- Location:
- Dunboyne, Co. Meath
- Teacher: N.F. Ó Donncha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0688, Page 081
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- Thunder StormIn the year of 1911 a terrible thunder storm occurred that both young and old living at the time witnessed. The thunder roared and the lightening flashed and the rain fell very heavy. At that time a man named Mr James Logan had some land taken as you go down Ash-Hill on the left hand of the road. There was one big field and he had 17 cattle on it.
When the storm came they ran for shelter under a big ash tree, a flash of lightening came and split the tree and killed the 17 cattle. Several(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr James Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunboyne, Co. Meath
