School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)

Location:
Glenderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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  1. This year is the centenary of a storm that swept over the country and did great damage to houses and properity. It happened on the feast of the Epihany 1838 and tradition tells us that it stripped the roof of the houses and left a great number of people homeless. It made such an impression on the minds of the people that what ever part of the world an Irishman went to he was asked "Did he remmber the night of the high wind"
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Flahive
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Ned Flahive
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry