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School: Clara (2)

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Clara, Co. Offaly
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Bean Mhic Thomáis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 467

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 467

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    About five years ago in March 1933 in the year 1833 there was a great snow.
    In some places it was ten feet deep and in some places it was three feet deep. No cars could trvael and there were a lot of accidents and no trains could travel either and people could not get much food.
    A lot of cattle were lost in the deep places. A lot of trees were uprooted and a lot of hedges were covered.
    Our clergy-man (Mr. Lougheed) was going to Dublin in his motor-car,
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