School: An Clochán (roll number 7777)

Location:
Cloghans Hill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Liam Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0105, Page 097

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  1. It is 99 years ago since the night of the Big Wind. There were alot of trees knowcked around the country. There is not any man in this place that remembers it. There was a big storm 15 years ago. It did a lot of harm around this part of the country. It was a thunder storm.
    There was a house struck by lightening in Killerean It struck the gable of the house It put a big hole in through it It ran along the irons of the bed There was a horse killed in Thomastown There was a lot of ground rooted up where the horse was struck by the lightening in Thomastown. There were four drills of mangolds struck with the lightening in Thomastown It struck a furze -
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jack Farragher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mallaroe, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    R. Farragher
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mallaroe, Co. Mayo