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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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0939, Page 050

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  1. 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.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Carlew
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toome, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    James Carlew
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Toome, Co. Monaghan
  2. 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
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