School: Drummullan (roll number 13829)
- Location:
- Drummullin, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Oirealla
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0249, Page 321
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- In the year nineteen hundred and eight a great stor.m swept through the country. It started in the middle of the day. An odd light peal of thunder was to be heard far away and little flashes of lightning fas flashed by. Towards evening the roars of the thunder grew terrible. The lightning lit up the whole country side as it was noww dark. The people were afraid to go out. The cows, the sheep, the horse and all the cattle made for the house and done their best to get in. Every roar of thunder drove them mad. The cows could be heard lowing for miles around with fear. At every flash of lightning the horses went mad, and some of them killed themselves. Many people were left homeless.John Quinn's house Ardnagowan Elphin was split in two halves by the lightning.
The chimney was blown off Own Casserly's house at Carnular Elphin.
There was a rick of hay burned on John Mc Gowan of Creeve Elphin.
There were eight sheep killed on John Hanly of Smithhill Elphin.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Gormley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Commeen, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Michael Gormley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Commeen, Co. Roscommon
