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   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.

   

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2. Severe Weather

   

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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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   Topics

   1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Jimmy Williams

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Erry (Armstrong), Co. Offaly