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School: Gaigue (B.), Ballinamuck (roll number 13305)

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Gaigue, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Peter Duignan
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  1. The Night of the Big Wind 1839

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    My great grandfather saw a big fire in Drumlish. The whole town was on fire so he had a sister living there. He went and brought his brothers with him and a horse with them they had to face the wind. When they got there the thatch had caught fire so it could not be quenched and the whole town was burned.
    The night of the big wind
    Collected by John Duffy
    Lettergullion Drumlish
    Heard from his grandmother aged 80 years.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lettergullion, Co. Longford

  2. Old Football Games

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    In olden times the people used to play football in a field called The Coarse Corner on the hill of Gaigue. They would play with any number on each side. They would have no
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit