School: Ballyboghill

Location:
Ballyboghil, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
P.J. Connolly
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  1. In the year 1899 there was a terrible thunder storm which lasted three days. No rain fell during that time but at the end of that time it rained heavily and the thunder cleared away.
    In 1901 there was a storm of wind and rain which did much damage. There was a man in a hackney car killed at Skidoo Co Dublin.
    A storm of wind occurred in 1903. There was an old tree near the chapel in which there were many hollows. Here the old men used to sit. This storm blew down that old tree
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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballyboghil, Co. Dublin