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School: Lathaigh (Laghey)

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Laghy, Co. Donegal
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Proinsias Mac Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 065

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  1. A Big Storm (continued)

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    A man was killed by a tree falling on him. He was Johnson by name out of the townland of Trummon. He was on his way to Bridgetown shop. When he was going through boxtown, he was keeping as close to the hedge as he could for shelter from the bitter blast.
    Crack went a tree beside him and before he knew what was happening a big tree fell on him. The trunk of the tree hit him on the head. He was knocked down senseless on the road. Soon some man came on him and he got the doctor for him. The wounded man was taken to the hospital at once. His head was so badly wounded that he died in a few hours.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamon Gorman
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Greaghs, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Edward Gorman
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 45
    Address
    Greaghs, Co. Donegal