School: Mín Riabhach (roll number 17050)
- Location:
- Meenreagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Anton Ó Domhnaill
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- In the year 1812 a great snow storm took place. The storm began at four oclock on a Monday evening. On Tuesday morning the snow was almost five feet deep. The storm lasted for a week and at the end of that time no one could go out-side because the houses were almost covered with the snow. At last the people had to dig passages to the byres in order to get hay and water for the cows, horses and many other animals.
The Big Wind of 1839 lasted about an hour. It tossed all the turf stacks; it also tossed bushes. A woman named Bridget(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rose Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tievecloghoge, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Gallen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Meenreagh, Co. Donegal
