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School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

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Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 083

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    About twelve years ago, the hay-making season was very bad, and the farmers were hobbled to get any hay made.
    When they had the hay in cocks, and in middling form, on the Saturday night there came a great wind storm. The wind was so great that when the people got up on Sunday morning their hay was scattered all over the fields.
    Some of the people, got out and gathered up the hay again before Mass hour. Others thought
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Birdie Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brusselstown, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Thomas Flynn
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 68
    Address
    Brusselstown, Co. Wicklow