School: Lismacaffry
- Location:
- Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 213
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- (continued from previous page)across roads. At that time there was a pig fair held every year at Float Railway Station and the people could not attend it on account of the trees across the road.
- The night of the big wind happened on the 6th January 1839. There was a terrible lot of harm done on that night. Houses were blown down and cattle were killed by falling trees. There was a house burned in Clude on that night. There was a lot of bacon in it and it could be smelled for a long distance away. There was a man down near Granard and he went out to look at his cattle and he was blown up on top of an out house.
- In the year 1867 there was a terrible thunder storm it lasted for a day and a night. The same day there was very heavy rain and wind. No one could get out to do anything. The people were afraid to light a fire to cook their food.The storm ceased(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Hugh Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Kilfintan, Co. Longford
