School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Tamhlachtain, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 126
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- In the year 1921 there was a heavy storm. It was in the month of February. It stripped many houses, scattered ricks of hay, it tumbled sheds and trees, and swept away cattle and sheep and did damage to many other things.
In January 1918 there was a great thunder storm and heavy rain fell. It flooded many acres of low - lying land, rivers overflowed their banks and swept away bridge's, tree's, sheep cattle, and many other thing's.
There was a great fall of snow in the year 1913. Many people lost their lives in the drifts. Cattle got covered up with snow and died. Many people got the Flú and died. The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gwen Atkinson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Mhóin Bhuí, Co. Laoise
- Informant
- Mary Wade
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ard an tSeagail, Co. Laoise
