School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile an Gharrdha

Location:
Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Sr M. Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 149

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    disappeared into safety as they knew a snow storm was approaching.
    Great Wind.
    In 1839 a big wind blew over Ireland. It did an amount of harm throughout the country. It took two stacks of corn belonging to Richard Wall Clouncagh. It was the cause of setting fire to a hay - barn of hay belonging to Patrick Tierney of Fortwilliam. He had set fire to rubbish in his garden, when the wind came suddenly and conveyed it to the hay - barn.
    Mr. Sheehy, Springmount, Ballingarry, Co. Limerick.
    Thunder Storm.
    There was a great thunder - storm in 1924 and severe floods
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    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
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