School: Tullach (Tullig) (roll number 4451)

Location:
Tullig More, Co. Cork
Teacher:
D. Ó Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0344, Page 154

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  1. In 1878 it froze from November till the 8th December.
    It was snowing till the 15th so from walking in the roads ice became about 4" thick.
    Thaw then set in and the narrator was sent to the mountain to inspect the sheep and often passed glens covered with about 20' of snow. (Several sheep were lost)
    It rained in January 1879 and in February 1879. Remained raining till the middle of March. Potatoes were put in in the beginning of April.
    It rained again in the summer and the stalks which were fine brought forth no potatoes When the potatoes were dug in October a man would dig to 8 stones for every 10 spades
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis O' Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Martin Ashe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76