School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)
- Location:
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 22_017
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- Severe Weather.
We often hear accounts of great storms which swept over the country years ago. A very severe Snow storm occurred in the year 1917. The snow was about eight or nine feet on the ground. There was a number of sheep lost in the snow. Even some people who were caught in the snow Storm lost their lives. The roads were blocked and men had to cut a passage to enable carts to cut a passage to go the shop. They remained blocked for almost (for almost) (for almost) two weeks. There was no(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Taylor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castle Ffrench, Co. Galway
