School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhimsithigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0939, Page 050
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- There was a big wind in the year 1839. It blew down Pat Flannigan's house. He lived in Oghill. There was a horse standing in the field and the head was blown off him. The man that owned him was pat McCormal. He lived in Racolis.
There was a great storm in the year 1899 and it washed Charles McCabe's house to the river and the river took him away a couple of miles mcCabe lived in Awelreigh.
There was a big thunder and lightning storm in the year 1927. It killed a lot of cattle and horses, and knocked a tree and killed Jonney McBride's child. He lived in Oghill.
- Collector
- May Carlew
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Toome, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- James Carlew
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Toome, Co. Monaghan
- There was a great wind in the year 1839 and it is said that it blew the horns off Tom Geoghegan's Cow. He thought that some body cut the horns of her.There was a thunder(continues on next page)
- Collector
- George Parker
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Laragh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mrs Brown
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Laragh, Co. Monaghan
