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School: Knockanargan, Dunlavin

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Knockanarrigan, Co. Wicklow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0916, Page 069

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    A hill in Glen Imaal was set on fire in 1923. It burned for two days and a night. There was considerable damage done to rabbits and game.
    A dropped match was supposed to be the cause.
    There was a severe storm in February 1903. Numbers of trees were uprooted all over the district. Storm raged from evening until after midnight.
    Between 30 and 40 years ago there was a heavy snow-storm. Sheep were buried in the snow drifts and were dug out. Many were not found for days.
    In the year 1835 a fever raged in Glen Imaal. There was one house in Brittas and the people were so much afraid of it that they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susan Case
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brittas, Co. Wicklow