School: Cill Bheoláin (B.), Áth an Mhuilinn, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Cill Bhláin, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Séaghdha
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- About 40 years ago a great snowfall occurred. The snow was about six feet deep & it remained for about four days. It is believed that people who attended a funeral travelled in a 'straight line' over fences & fields (?)
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- Collector
- James Fitzgibbon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Áth an Mhuilinn, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mr George Fitzgibbon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Áth an Mhuilinn, Co. Chorcaí
- Great drought periods: About 40 years ago there was a great drought period here & the Deel was nearly dry. The Creamery workers had to draw water from a well which belonged to Mr. William Broderick, Milford.
- There was a great scarcity of water about twenty eight years ago & it lasted for four days. Cows died.
- Old Milford residents expected very severe weather ("St. Ben's Rout") about the Well Day (Tullylease). St Benjamin is Patron St. of Tullylease & Feb. 18th. is the Well Day.
