School: Killurney, Cluain Meala

Location:
Killurney, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire de Brún
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    A big fall of snow fell about sixty years ago. ...

    A big fall of snow fell about sixty years ago. All the roads and houses were covered with snow so that nothing could be seen.
    Several people while going to buy food they found themselves on the top of houses.
    One man went to Clonmel and when night fell he found himself on the top of St. Peter and Paul's church in Johnson St. Many lives were lost in the blizzard.
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    About 40 years ago there was a great storm. ...

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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P. O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs O Brien
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    54
    Address
    Killurney, Co. Tipperary