School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 09_029
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- (continued from previous page)about half of the sheep in the country died.
The birds also suffered during the snow. They could not get worms and they were nearly all starved to death. They became so tame that they would come into the houses and the people used to throw crumbs to them.
The people had to get shovels and make a passage out from their house. The County Council had to pay men to take the snow off the roads.
- Collector
- Michael Lavelle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cordarragh North, Co. Mayo
