School: Caisleán Uí Liatháin (C.) (roll number 6845)

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   Acct of Storm of former times.

   In 1891 in the month of Feb. there was a great snowfall - the snow was to be seen on the road for a fortnight. It covered houses and fields, ditches and dykes, and there were 4 cattle drowned 1/4 ml. away from our house.

   

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   In February 1936 there was a severe rain storm and serious flooding of this district resulted from it. Verlings lost hay and turnips which were stored in a field west of this school. The playground was under water to a depth of 18" and no school was held for two days. There was a flood in 1916 which ruined all the crops within a mile of the River Bride & the Sean Abhann. Spring 1908 saw an abnormally long dry spell

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