School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- (continued from previous page)ropes and sticks. When they went out after awhile they were mistaken for they found that all their hay and oats were gone with the storm.
Nearly eery farmer's share was gone. That night every houses were knocked and chimneys gone off more of them. When the storm was nearly over all the walls were knocked and even trees were rooted up out of the ground. No one ever saw such a night before or after.
Many one were killed that night coming home late by being flung against walls and hedges. After the storm those that were alive were getting a lot dead along walls and at butts of hills.
It was so strong that it drove the sean in near Castlebar.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eileen King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Kerrigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo