School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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  3. XML “Signs of the Weather”
  4. XML “The Great Wind in Ireland”

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  2. There was a big wind in Ireland about one hundred years ago. The wind was so strong that it did a lot of harm. It knocked the roofs of house and barns.
    Everyone was out watching their property for fear the wind would bring it. There were people
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