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1. Drownings

   

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   Drownings
   About eight years ago a cousin of mine named Alice McDermott was on a visit in our house. She was twenty-two years of age. We live in Erne Vale, just beside the river Erne. One morning in Autumn Alice went down to the river for a bucket of water. She caught hold of a stone while she was lifting the

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2. Penal Times (continued)

   

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   Rocks out at Clover-Hill. There is supposed to be a Mass Rock at Bun Hill also.

   

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3. Storms

   

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   In 1932 there was a great wind storm and rain and they were country houses flooded. In 1910 there was a great snow storm. There was a big storm in Ireland the night of the big wind in the year 1839. In 1934 there was a storm of snow and the road was covered over with snow. In 1895 the river dried up and the people had to go about five miles for water. There was a great frost in the 1880.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ignatius Cassidy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kilconny, Co. Cavan