School: Fermoyle, Lanesboro (roll number 13321)
- Location:
- Formoyle (Newcomen), Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 205
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - on the 6th January 1839, the was a great storm. It knocked roofs of houses and trees in Lanesboro. The fish of the Shannon were blown out miles on the lands in Formoyle.
There was a great thunder storm in 1903. It killed cattle and sheep on the lands of Formoyle.
There was a thunder storm in 1933. My father and mother were praying. The lightning killed many people in Lanesboro. - There was a hedge school in Carrastrawley Lanesboro about sixty years ago. The school was beside the site of Dan Dowd's house.(continues on next page)
