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School: Ros Mór, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 10378)

Location:
Rossmore, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Michéal Ó Corcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0307, Page 064

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    morning the people could see nothing but snow and all the countryside was on one level.
    It came suddenly that many people were caught under it. One woman who visited her friend was on her way home and she was so blinded by the snow that she had to give up her journey and take lodging in a house.
    Many sheep were smothered in the snow. It is said that the breath coming out of the sheep's nostrels melted the snow and made two little holes in the ground which provided enough air for them to live on. The people found the sheep by seeing those holes in the snow.
    The snow lasted on the ground for a long time, because it was the fourth of May when one man found a sheep which was still alive. Some people had to keep their dead inside for weeks, and if they wanted to go anywhere they had to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. frost and snow (~299)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Carey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilvurra, Co. Cork