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School: Tigneatha

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Tynagh, Co. Galway
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Pádraig Ó Caomhánaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0053, Page 0006

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    could see were roofs of houses and the beds flying around. The poor people had to sleep under the table at night. These were the only roofs they had to protect them. The point the wind blew was south west. The day after the storm everything tasted salty as the wind blew the spray from Galway Bay to Tynagh. Even the leaves of the trees were salty for days.
    Annie Mooney, Highstreet, Tynagh
    Information got from Martin Forde, Highstreet, Tynagh.
    Age 72 years.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tynagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Martin Forde
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Tynagh, Co. Galway