School: Clochar
- Location:
- An Clochar, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhimsithigh
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- (continued from previous page)and lightning storm and it split a tree at John McCormal's field and killed a cow that was lying at it. This happened in the year 1826. There was a big snow storm in the year 1829.
- There was a big wind in the year of 1839. A house belonging to a man called Jemmie Jack was blown down and the man was killed. He lived in Doohamlet.
A cow was out on a rock called Sloan's Rock and the wind blew her into the Toam lake. The owner was called John Sloan. He lived in Toam.
A house belonging to Tom Ross was nearly full of cattle and the lightning killed them all. The owner lived at Doohamlet. - Collector
- Henry Carlew
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tuaim, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- James Carlew
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tuaim, Co. Mhuineacháin
- There was a big wind in the year 1839. Tommy Brennan's mill was blown down and there was a(continues on next page)
