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School: Gowran (C.) (roll number 15366)

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Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
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Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 160

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    23-3-38 Severe Weather
    In the year 1881 there was very heavy snow it lasted for three months and after that very heavy floods came. In 19-3 there was a very fierce storm blew down houses there was a good many people killed. There was a great thunder storm in 19-6 it killed a lot of animals the lightning set fire to hay and burned people.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr John Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gowran, Co. Kilkenny