School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 09_028

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  1. In the year nineteen seventeen there was a terrible snowstorm. It was in the month of February and it lasted for three weeks. It was about twelve feet high in some places and the people had to remain inside in their houses. They could not go to town to buy anything and they were nearly starved. Many people were lost during the snow and many people died of cold and hunger.
    Some cattle also died during the snow. They could not go out to eat grass and the snow was so high that the farmers could not go out to give them hay.
    Many sheep died also during the snow. They could not eat grass and they were covered in the snow and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. frost and snow (~299)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Lavelle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cordarragh North, Co. Mayo