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School: Rahavanaig

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Rahavanig, Co. Kerry
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Máire de Stac
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0400, Page 091

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0400, Page 091

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    About 99 years ago a great storm arose. It began in the evening on January 7th 1839. A few days before there was great thick fog. It lasted for a day and a half and did some great damage to the people. It knocked a few houses of the district. A woman named Hannan of Beale was letting out her cows to a drink when a gale of wind came at her and knocked her. A man, a native of west Cork, was blown away by it and never again returned till he was found in a strand around the shores of Cork.
    In May 1910 a great thunderstorm arose. There was damage done and a house burnt belonging to John Foran in Trippol.
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Hennessy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doon East, Co. Kerry