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School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

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Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 04_021

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  1. Severe Weather (continued)

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    it lasted. It knocked many buildings. No person in my district was killed. Before that storm occured there was a black pig seen flying in the air.
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  2. Big Wind

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    The big wind occured on the twelfth night 1839. Potatoes and many grain crops were destroyed. That year resembled the famine years of 1846 - 47 but the crops were not so much damaged.
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female