School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)frost rotted potatoes, turnips mangolds and other vegetables.
- On the first of January 1916 a very severe thunder storm broke out. The day before was very warm and the night was heavy and dull. About 11 o'clock in the night the storm came, thunder was very loud and the lightning did much destruction killing many cattle and knocking down many trees.
About seven years ago another great thunder storm came to the district, it knocked down many trees and it also knocked down a large portion of the bank of the river and by doing this it uprooted some trees which fell into the river blocking any traffic that going on in the river.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael O' Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Betty Ville House, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John O' Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Betty Ville House, Co. Limerick
