School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

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2. Severe Weather

   

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   It is said that in the year 1881 there was very severe Weather. It lasted for eight or nine days without stopping. It did a great amount of damage around here such as tumbling trees and houses. In the same year there was a great rainfall which is supposed to have done much damage by flooding houses, drowning animals any people. It lasted four days and four nights.

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   Topics

   1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Gertie Atkinson

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Monavea, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Peggie Coonan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumagh, Co. Laois

3. Old Schools

   

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   In olden times there was an old hedge school in Monavea, The teacher's name was Mr Brennan. His salary was two - pence

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