School: Hackettstown (St Joseph's)
- Location:
- Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: M. Ní Raghallaigh
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- Thunder StormsThere was a big thunder storm in July 1919 and there were a lot of cattle killed and the rain that was with it swept away a lot of bridges.
- Informant
- Matthew Gartland
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Ballybrack More, Co. Wicklow
- There was an awful thunder storm about 40 years ago. As a result of that thunder storm I saw 137 yards of barbed wire disappearing. I stepped the ground myself and it was stapled to fir - deal trees and it would take you all your time to take a staple our of fir deal. The top stone step was taken off a style.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Tom Tallon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Redbog, Co. Carlow
