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School: The Downs (roll number 8875)

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The Downs, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Molloy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 133

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    Heavy snowfalls
    A few years ago there was a heavy snowfall in this country. In some places the snow drifts reached a height of nine feet. All traffic was held up. Neither trains nor buses could travel.
    The snow remained on the ground for one week.
    People were unable to leave their houses and many who had not laid in a sufficient supply of groceries suffered very much for want of food.
    Others were unable to get any water and so could not make tea, or any other drinks for themselves.
    A considerable amount of damage was done many lambs were lost in the snow.
    Teresa Maguire
    from Joseph Maguire
    Aged 68 years
    The Downs, Mullingar
    Date: 9-12-38
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. frost and snow (~299)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Joseph Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath