School: Baile na Martra (B.) (roll number 13647)
- Location:
- Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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- (continued from previous page)recovered by boats. After two hours the storm came to an end as suddenly as it started leaving behind it a trail of damage and unroofed houses. There was no serious injury to lives of people in this district.
- A terrible snow-storm occurred on the third of February eighteen hundred and ninety two. While this snowstorm lasted people nearly starved because the snow was so high, that they could not go to the market for food. People had to make paths through the snow in order to find lost animals. Several sheep were lost belonging to Mr Hennessy Knockane. When the snow melted a lot of animals were found dead belonging to Mr Walsh of Carrignashinna.
On the fifty of September 1936 a terrible rainstorm occurred. Mr Gould(continues on next page) - Collector
- Master John Shea
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr P. Loughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farm labourer
- Address
- Knockane, Co. Cork
