School: Cill Fhínghín (roll number 16222)
- Location:
- Killeeneen More, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033, Page 0285
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- About thirty years ago there was a fierce storm. It started about ten o'clock at night, of course every one tried their best to guard their houses and out offices. A man in Roveagh who went out was hit in the back with sheet of iron. A lot of damage was done, houses knocked hay and oats scattered. The tide rose at the Weir also and the people had hardly time to escape.
- About fifty years ago there broke out in this village a very peculiar disease. This seemed to baffle all the local veterinary inspectors. Indeed as the disease lasted some vets came from Dublin and these seemed not much wiser. At least they differed in opinion. It was locally believed to be a plague. A farmer took in his cow to be milked one night. She was lathered, milked, and seemed all right. That farmer went out next morning found the cow lying as if asleep. The cow was dead. He went to see sheep and they too were lying down quietly. They were dead without any apparent struggle. His calves that had taken shelter(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Glynn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killeeneen More, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Glynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Killeeneen More, Co. Galway
