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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 085

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    There was a great storm in February 1903.
    One night a terrific wind arose and lasted one day. It swept the roofs off houses, uprooted trees, blew down telegraph wires and scattered the hay and corn out of the haggards all over the countryside.
    At sea the ships were tossed about with terrific waves. Some of the ships were a day late late, owing to the great gale. The storm raged so fiercely that the people were very much afraid and began
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamus Rogers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Donard, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Patrick Rogers
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Donard, Co. Wicklow