School: Lisnagirl (2)
- Location:
- Lismagiril, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Thaicnigh
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- (continued from previous page)were battered down and unfit for use that year. The houses were invaded by the flood. In some houses it came in and they had to put bags at the door to stop it.
A smith man in Cross had a race mare for which he refused eighty pounds. That was the time of the flood and she went down to drink and the force of the water in the river brought her away. After some time swimming she dashed against a bridge and knocked her brains out.
Snowstorm.
About sixty years ago there was a big snowstorm in the country. It was about five or six feet in height. A man named Ted Sheridan was lost at Billis and another man named John Daly was lost at Quilca and could not be found until the snow melted. Rose Love was lost in Gola and could not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Rathallaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Greaghadossan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Micheal Mag Gabhann
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greaghduff, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Proinnsias Ó Rathallaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greaghadossan, Co. Cavan
