School: Gleann Gort, Caisleán Nua Thiar (roll number 7329)
- Location:
- Glengort South, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Treasa, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0492, Page 172
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- My grandfather used to tell
us stories about long ago
and the things that used to
happen. He had a favourite
story that he used to tell
us about a great fall of
snow that occurred on the
9th of May in the year 1881.
A neighbor asked him to go for a load of hay, and as he was about two or three miles from his own house it started to rain. As the rain was getting heavier he took shelter at old Harry Burtin's house at Farren and has to remain there until late in the evening as it continued raining. It ceased raining about half past(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Barret
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Toornafulla, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs James Forde
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 79
- Address
- Toornafulla, Co. Limerick
