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School: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's

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Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
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G. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 035

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    There ws a big wind in 1898 it knocked down trees and blocked the yards and cused a lot of damage. It blew down houses, blew roofs of cos-houses and killed a good deal of people. Many cattle and sheep were killed.
    There was a big frost in 1908 and it lasted three weeks. There was a foot of frost on the canal and boats could not go on it.
    People carted manure across it. The canal company was at a big loss. It took it a month to melt away.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cooldorragh, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    M. Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Address
    Cooldorragh, Co. Offaly