School: Cluain Tuirc (B.)

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Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 284

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  1. My Aunt remebers of a storm either in the year 1845 of 1846. This storm lasted the greatest part of a day. It was accompanied by a thunder storm. They said that there was a lot of animals and people lives lost. The sign of a coming storm are the cat turns her back to the fire and purrs, A blue flame appears in the fire. The cow turns her back to a ditch and lies down. When the ass turns and brays.
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English