School: Dubh-Áth (B.) (roll number 11067)

Location:
Duagh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conchobhair
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  1. In the year eighteen ninety two a great blizzard occured in this parish. The people had to keep indoors, as the snow was as high as the roofs of the houses.
    There were about ten sheep in Parson Fitzmaurice's farm and they were buried in the snow except their nostrils. They found them after a few day, they were all alive except one that was very weak and it died.
    Four heifers belonging to Dan Mc Auliffe of Creggane were frozen
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Roileacháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcarra More, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Séafradh Ó Conchubhair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foildarrig, Co. Kerry