School: Clara (2)
- Location:
- Clara, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Thomáis
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- (continued from previous page)goes down towards the ground they say it is going to be wet.
The South East wind brings the most rain to our district; it is sometimes called the Pullough wind because it blows from the direction of Pullough.
- 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,(continues on next page) - Collector
- Jimmy Williams
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Erry (Armstrong), Co. Offaly
