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School: Cill Loiste (Killusty), Fíodh Árd (roll number 16111)

Location:
Killusty North, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mheacháir
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    There was a very big fall of snow about sixty years ago, and my Uncle, James Ryan and two other men were working at Killusty Castle, where there were about one hundred sheep. My Uncle and two other men were sent to find the sheep. They were given three shovels with which to dig out the sheep. It was about twelve o'clock when they found the first sheep, and they dug away until they got all the sheep safely out of the snow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. frost and snow (~299)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Kearney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Walshsbog, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    James Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Walshsbog, Co. Tipperary