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School: Oileán Mhuire (Lady's Island)

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Lady's Island, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
G. Ó Murthuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0878, Page 157

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  1. Severe Weather - Damage Caused by a Thunder-Storm

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    One day, 15 years ago, as a man named John Browne of Carne was ploughing in a field in Ballygarra, Carne, about 1 1/2 miles on the Carne side of Lady's Island, a heavy thunder-storm came on. He was obliged to leave off working, and bring in the horses. As he was crossing the road, there was a terrible flash of lightning, which tore up the road, and moved in a portion of a wall, about 4 inches from the rest.
    The wall was blackened as if by fire, and is still to be seen, as so also is the piece of wall which was shifted.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. thunder and lightning (~109)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Cahill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballytra, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Patrick Ellard
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Carna, Co. Wexford