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School: Newtown, Fertullagh

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Newtownlow, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
K. Shumacher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 039

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 039

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    in places was over 20 feet deep. It lasted for nearly a month in places and in other places for over two months and a lot of birds were smothered up in the snow.
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  2. Severe Weather

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    A storm occurred in 1932 on April 935 16th. A big thunder storm occurred in 1935 and lightning hit clamps of turf and burned them up in Knockmore bog.
    There was a rain storm in 1936 near our district it flooded houses, boats and crops. There was a very heavy fall of snow in 1933 and the traffic was held up and many people, horses, cattle and sheep were lost. The snow was eight feet in depth and remained on the ground for three months.
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Violet Matthews
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynagore, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mr Andrew Baker
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballykilroe, Co. Westmeath