School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)
- Location:
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Áine Bean Uí Chuillin

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- Ballyforan G N S.
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Severe Weather.
Twenty years ago there was a great fall of snow and it lasted six weeks and it was six feet deep. There was a lot of sheep lost also a great many people from this district.
There was also a great rainfall thirty years ago and the bogs moved and some people were lost and houses. Many people were going to see the moving bogs.
There was a woman caught with the bogs by the name of Mrs Mc Donnell. The bogs moved from Kilmore not far from Ballygar(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bridget Healy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon