School: Síolach (roll number 12266)

Location:
Sheelagh, Co. Louth
Teacher:
S. Ó Gnímh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0664, Page 027

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0664, Page 027

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  1. Jonny Brennan, Skeagh, Dundalk was sent out that night to look at stacks in the haggard.
    He was lifted with the stacks and carried away to a quarry about 300 yrds distant and remained there till storm started about 4 AM
    The roof was taken completely off Michael Brady's House, Courtbane, Dundalk.
    Shelagh Chapel was being completed that year and the storm stripped portion of the roof.
    The big stone cross was blown 90 feet away.
    Cross would weight about 2 cwt.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. accessories (~307)
    2. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English