School: Killoscully, Newport (roll number 12029)
- Location:
- Cill Ó Scolaí, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Mrs. Julia Bourke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0538, Page 210
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Big wind 1839. Rody kennedy (Student at St Patrick's College Thurles) gave me some particulars of the above event which he got from his grandfather Brian Kennedy, who remembered it well & for whom it was a memorable event. It was at it's worst at night time. Houses were levelled trees uprooted - the havoc was indescribable. some very exaggerated stories were told of the "Big Wind"
On Feb 28th 1903 there was another terrible wind storm which did untold damage. Hay ricks were blown in but notwithstanding all this there was a man called Johnny Kennedy who lived on the bleak side of Keeper & who slept right through the storm. - In August 1906 there was a terrible on in Keeper. I remember this well. There was terrific thunder & lighting with torrential rain. My uncle and aunt (now both deceased) lived in Power Lalor's lodge Glenculloo at the time and my father (now dead)(continues on next page)
