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School: Killashandra (C.) Convent

Location:
Killashandra, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. M. Cornillius
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 195

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 195

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    There was a terrible wind storm that swept over Ireland in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine which caused a lot of damage. There were a lot of houses, hay-reeks, and corn-stacks burned down.
    There was also a snow storm about February one thousand nine hundred and thirty one, with a very strong gale of wind that drifted the snow to about the depth from eight to ten feet. There was a man lost his life during this storm on the side
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