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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
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Brighid, Bean Uí Mhácháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 374

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    also a lot of houses. Many lives were lost, and a great many cattle and sheep drowned.
    On the 27th February, 1933, there came a great fall of snow, which lasted about a week. There were a lot of lives lost. It was impossible for traffic to travel and on that account there was no delivery or letters. There was also a scarcity of food and people living far out in the country could not get in to the town.
    There were a lot of animals lost in the snow. There were also many damages - Telegraph and electric wires were broken.
    The snow was very deep in places, where there were snowdrifts it was about eight or nine feet high.
    Bernadette McHale
    Martinstown,
    Athboy,
    Told to me by-
    My father, Austin McHale.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernadette Mc Hale
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Austin Mc Hale
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Meath