School: Ballycreen, Aughrim

Location:
Ballycreen Lower, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Nóra Ní Dhonnchadha
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  1. Snow Storms
    We all look forward to the snow as the school is closed and we have great fun.
    There was a big snow storm here about five years ago It came on 23rd February 1933 When the people in this place got up on the next morning the snow was piled up against the kitchen door and they had to dig (there) their way out with coal-shovels. This snow came very unexpected, and no one had his sheep in. The neighbours came (The ) to help to gather in the sheep. They had dogs that (wol) would scent the sheep under the snow.
    Years previous to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. frost and snow (~299)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eddie O' Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cronawinnia, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Michael O' Byrne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Cronawinnia, Co. Wicklow