School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

Location:
Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 081

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 081

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  1. The snow-storm of the 24th February 1933 was the worst of its kind in living memory.
    There were drifts of snow from six feet to twenty feet in height. There were some thousands of sheep lost. Through the depth of snow the shepherds could not travel or locate them quickly enough to save them before they were exhausted by cold and hunger.
    There were cattle and horses lost, outoffices left roofless. Apart from the losses, when the storm
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Keadeen, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Joseph Byrne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 49
    Address
    Keadeen, Co. Wicklow