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School: Ballylongford (C.) (roll number 11019)

Location:
Ballylongford, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Bheoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0402, Page 063

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  1. A Local Flood

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    There was a great flood in this district about seventy one years ago. About the year 1870 a bog ran in the townland of Ahanagran, about two miles from Ballylongford, and it went out into the Atlantic Ocean.
    In the month of November in the year 1869, the bog moved for the first time, about two hundred yards. In the month of February 1870 it moved for the second time. It knocked houses, and did a great amount of harm in its rush towards the sea.
    There were people named Moriartys living near the bog,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. rain and floods (~124)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Dee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghanagran Middle, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Jeremiah Dee
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghanagran Middle, Co. Kerry