School: Carraig Thuathail (B.)
- Location:
- Carraig Thuathail, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: John Bowdren
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0385, Page 036
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- About the year 1894 people say that a great rain storm came and followed about ten years later by a great snow storm. When the rain started it continued of some days. In Templecurraheen, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, a great flood of rain swept down this hill. It went on the Ballinoe[?] Road at the bottom of this hill. There was a house on the Southern side of this road. A lot of people were in this house. Also in the house there was a small child. The child was drowned and the family had to go up on tables to escape the floods. A few years later a great snow storm took a great grip around this district near where Mr. Leaby of Cóbh cross Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork lives. It rose to a height of six feet. The animals suffered greatly and it took a good few days to melt away.
- Collector
- James Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile na Speire, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mrs Hannah Barrett
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
