School: Kilmurry
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: A. de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0803, Page 149
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- In the month of February 1921 there was a big snow storm. There was over three feet of snow everywhere. Sheep and young lambs were lost because it was in the month of February when the young lambs were being born.In the year 1902 a severe storm blew. It took the roofs off sheds and houses. It knocked down several trees. The roads were blocked with trees that fell. In one house in the district there was a wake. The roof was blown off. Everything in the house was blown about but the candles were not quenched that was around the corpse.Collected by Sheila Boland (14) from Daniel (59) and Julia (55) her parents of Wood-of-O, Tullamore.
- Collector
- Sheila Boland
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Wood of O, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Daniel Boland
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Wood of O, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Julia Boland
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Wood of O, Co. Offaly
- On the 26th of November 1898 some of the end of Tom Finlay's Bracklin, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath house was knocked down by wind. The roof of it was knocked down and half of the walls.
February 1933 there was a very heavy snowfall. In the snowfall many sheep belonging to Mr. Smith Kilmurray, Wood-of-O, Tullamore were killed. The snow was drifted and in places it was from eight to ten feet high. People(continues on next page)
