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School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)

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Teerelton, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0339, Page 067

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  1. The Rainstorm of 1924

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    Exactly last September thirteen years there was a terrible heavy down-pour of rain in all the west Cork district especially around Macroom and Dunmanway. The previous day was a splendid harvest and many farmers were engaged carting in corn. The morn of the day on which the rain fell was calm and gloomy looking until about midday when the rain poured down without a breath of wind and continued so without people being in the least perturbed as regards its intensity until eventually all the low-lying districts were inundated.
    It caused great destruction to corn and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. rain and floods (~124)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan O' Riordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cooldorragha, Co. Cork
    Informant
    James Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Deshure, Co. Cork