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School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)

Location:
Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1103, Page 61

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    Long ago in the middle of Winter over forty years ago there was a great wind storm. The hay-stacks with about four or five tons of hay were tumbled and corn-stacks were tumbled also. One family named Gallagher which lived in this townland were effected by the storm. The roof was blown off the house and off the byre. At last the son got his mother on his back and carried her to a neighbouring
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Bonner
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Neil Browne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballystrang, Co. Donegal