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School: Barratitoppy (roll number 14664)

Location:
Barr an Taoibh Tapaigh Íochtarach, Co. Mhuineacháin
Teacher:
S. Ó Néill
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    Local Happenings
    Long, long ago there was a an the name of Montgomery to be hanged. On that same day as he was to be hanged there was a terrible storm. There were thunder and lightning all day and all night. Then they called it Montgomery's storm.
    There was one time a great storm started. It was knocking down houses and uprooting trees and tossing down haysheds and turf-sheds. Some of the people thought that they would be taken away. They went into the hollows and glens and lay down and rolled big stones over themselves to save themselves being blown away. In the year 1933 there was a severe thunderstorm. There was lightning an thunder and rain all over Ireland. The lightning and thunder started about eleven o'clock and lasted all night.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. seanchas aimsire (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cnoc Bhaile Uí Ruanaidh, Co. Mhuineacháin
    Informant
    Eugene Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Cnoc Bhaile Uí Ruanaidh, Co. Mhuineacháin