School: Cluain Tuirc (B.)

Location:
Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 279

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  1. Storms (continued)
    The big wind occurred on the 6th January 1839. One sign was the sun setting very pale. It advanced from midday onwards. It was so strong that houses were blown down and fish were blown out of Loughciorl lake up on the neighboring hills. It lasted one night. There (wo) were a few lives lost.
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    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
  2. Storms
    The thirteenth of October as everybody knows,
    When Parnell was taken, the great storm rose,
    That shows the will of an angry God,
    To take from the people their bravest and true.
    This verse is connected with the great storm that arose when Parnell was arrested. It arose the minute he was taken. It rose in the evening
    (continues on next page)
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