School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)
- Location:
- Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 289
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - In the year 1839 a great windstorm broke over Ireland. It tore up houses and corn ricks. Some walls were strong enough but the roofs were swept away by the wind.
The people who lived on hills died of hardship. Animals were killed also by houses and trees. It is said that the wind came from the direction of Lough Allen. The people of the west called it the Lough Allen Wind. - In 1936 about the month of March a great snowstorm broke over the British Isles including Ireland and(continues on next page)
