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School: Ballykelly

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Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Uadain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0873, Page 251

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    him out by the hair of his head.
    He was frozen and Walter Cleary had a hard job with him. The priest would not let him home that night.
    Mrs Cleary was in a bad way because she thought her husband was lost.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    One day about ten o'clock the sky got very dark. The Connellys of the Island were sitting round the fire it rained heavily that day. About twelve o'clock when they were eating their dinner a clap of thunder and a flash of lightening came in round the house and knocked down a big tree on the house and nearly killed every one of them. This happened about thirty years ago.
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Ronan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Oldcourt, Co. Wexford