School: Cnoc an Chodlata, Cill an Mhuillinn (roll number 9097)

Location:
Knockacullata, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fheargail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0370, Page 080

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  1. About forty years ago there waur a great fall of snow. It covered many houses.
    There was a terrible lot of sheep lost in it. The people had to throw boiling the snow to melt it. They had to get snow water to make the tea. The people could not go out to feed the cattle. When the snow was melted the cattle were nearly dead. My grandfather lost six sheep in the snow. The snow was twelve feet deep in places.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Dorgan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Dorgan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    36
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Cork