School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- About 32 years ago in the month of September,
There was a great rain storm. It began to rain when the people came home from Mass, and it did not stop till late that night.
It went in to John Heratys house. It brought the wash tub and the hens from the street and they got it down in the big river.
There was a woman down in Durless and she was out saving hay and the fload came in around(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tomás Ó Tónra
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Micheal Baines
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
