School: Ednacarnon (roll number 3523)
- Location:
- Edenacarnan South, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Staráid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1081, Page 188
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- In the year 1877 in the month of October there was a heavy snowfall. When the people awoke in the morning they found that the snow was up over the windows and doors. So they had to dig the snow and make a road to the wells and to the cattle-houses. there was a great number of cattle and sheep lost.
- In the year 1872 in the month of March there was a great flood All the land was flooded for about a mile along the river Lennon. The two bridges across the river, Dromore and Ballineed were covered with water. There were a few houses invaded with it.
- Collector
- Molly Mc Galligly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Legnahoory, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr James Mc Galligly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Legnahoory, Co. Donegal
- About forty-five years ago there was a Great Drought Period. The people had to carry water and put it on the corn, and the cattle were running through the fields half-mad for the want of water.
