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School: Ballynacargy (C.) (roll number 7893)

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Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 415

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    In a moderate climate like ours we very seldom have severe weather in the same sense as some other parts of the world. This district being almost the centre of Ireland, storms which blow in from our coasts have almost spent their fury by the time they arrive here. The big wind of 1839 is still spoken of but no one living remembers it. On the day previous to the Big Wind the rooks and other birds seemed to be panic stricken and there were
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    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mona Barry
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    10
    Address
    Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath