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School: Swords (C.) (roll number 7339)

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Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 79

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    as the smoke choked them, so they were burned to death.
    Six or seven years previous to that a great windstorm swept the land. A farmer on his way to the market with a load of hay was blown into the ditch.
    Six or seven years previous to that a great windstorm swept the land. A farmer on his way to the market with a load of hay was blown into the ditch.
    Many people were killed in a snowstorm five years ago. Children were smothered on their way to school. Buses collided, telephone wires broke, nearly everything was destroyed.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Nugent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bridge Street, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    William Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bridge Street, Co. Dublin