School: Belturbet (B)
- Location:
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 357
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- Drownings
About eight years ago a cousin of mine named Alice McDermott was on a visit in our house. She was twenty-two years of age. We live in Erne Vale, just beside the river Erne. One morning in Autumn Alice went down to the river for a bucket of water. She caught hold of a stone while she was lifting the(continues on next page)
- (continued from previous page)Rocks out at Clover-Hill. There is supposed to be a Mass Rock at Bun Hill also.
- In 1932 there was a great wind storm and rain and they were country houses flooded. In 1910 there was a great snow storm. There was a big storm in Ireland the night of the big wind in the year 1839. In 1934 there was a storm of snow and the road was covered over with snow. In 1895 the river dried up and the people had to go about five miles for water. There was a great frost in the 1880.
- Collector
- Ignatius Cassidy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilconny, Co. Cavan
