School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget
- Location:
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: F. Mac Cárthaigh
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- There was a big thunder storm about thirty years ago. It was in the harvest time there was a man putting in hay in Ballyouskill and when they were getting the tea ready a ball of fire fell in the yard and it shook the cups on the table it tore up the whole yard. And the all got a terrible fright
- Collector
- James Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Earlsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Thomas Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Earlsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- About thirty three years ago, there was a snow storm. It knocked trees down on the railway line any train that came it would have to stop. Between Abbeyleix and Marouborough a train was knocked off the line. There were two people killed.
- About seven years there was a thunder storm in Castlecomer. The storm lasted for two days and two nights. There was a lot of hay and straw burned with(continues on next page)
