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School: Monart (roll number 15741)

Location:
Monart East, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Elionóir, Bean Úi Fhuidhleach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0893, Page 113

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    Severe Weather
    In the Autumn of 1889 there was a terrific storm. Some children were going to school and their hats were blown away so that they were never found again. They were unable to reach school and went into a field and "mitched." One big boy was the master and one big girl was a teacher
    too. One of those children now says there never was a storm to compare with that one. They are all quite old now and the girl who was the teacher that day is a grandmother. Still she talks of that storm. Trees were torn from the roots and quite a lot of damage was done to property.
    1. Mrs G. Leech
    2. Urrin Lodge
    3. Farmer
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs G. Leech
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Urrin Lodge, Co. Wexford