School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin

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Severe Weather

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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

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Collector
Annie Taylor
Gender
female
Address
Castle Ffrench, Co. Galway
Language
English