School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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    of the chairs two feet off the ground.
    All night long the wind raged and stormed. trees fell down like straws and there was the danger of the falling trees smashing the houses. The inhabitants of Dollymount ran for shelter into the gárda barracks.
    The lodge attached to the house received a good deal of damage. A tree which faced the lodge, was knocked down. It fell on the roof of the lodge and smashed it. In the morning the lamposts in the streets were crooked.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peadar O Díosca
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Halverstown, Co. Kildare