School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

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1. A Thunderstorm

   

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   Forty three years ago there was a very severe thunder storm in the month of July. James Ballagh's servant man was coming from cutting hay. The lightning struck the horse's and killed both of them. The man was terribly shocked. He would one horse and his feet were not on the ground.

   

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2. A Great Snowfall

   

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   A snowfall broke over Ireland in (1891) and remained on the ground from the month of January until the month of May. During this period passes had to be made from the dwelling houses. The snow had to be carted away and piled in some place convenient. In some places where the snow drifted it was from eight to ten feet deep. But the average depth was over a foot. Great inconvience was experienced by the General Public as they found it very Difficult to look

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
   2. processes and phenomena
      1. frost and snow (~299)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   George Ferguson

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Church Street, Co. Monaghan