School: Aghadachor (Aghador)
- Location:
- Aghadachor, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire T. Ní Bhréasláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1078, Page 20
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- (continued from previous page)There was a great storm about a hundred and twenty years ago. It lasted two weeks. Much destruction was done to houses and a lot of cattle lost and boats were lost.
There was a week of thunder and lightning two hundred years ago and a lot of destruction was done. The lightning knocked down three houses in this parish.
About five years ago there was a great flood which lasted over a week. Much hay and other crops were lost. It tore the glen and main road. There were a lot of cattle lost and also sheep and horses.
- There was a boat owned by John Gallagher of Cashel wrecked in the Creevy shore four hundred years ago. There was a heavy wind blowing and the boat was swept against the rocks. James McFadden, Ned Diver, and Eddie McBride were drowned.
There was a man named Boyle drowned in a curragh in the Aughadohar shore in the year 1768. The curragh capsized in a heavy gale.
There was a battle fought in Glenree(continues on next page) - Collector
- Hugh Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Creevagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Pat Friel
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Creevagh, Co. Donegal
