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School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

Location:
Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592F, Page 07_027

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    The greatest storm the people of this district can remember was in the year 1839.
    The storm arose while the people were in bed and when they got up they went out through the windows and lid down by the ditches.
    It lasted twenty four hours and it mocked trees, houses and walls. It swept tin from sheds and drove it into vallies .
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Loughrey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lannaght, Co. Clare