School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Buiríos Ó Luigheach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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- About 23 years ago they were a big wind storm and they were many damage's downe. They were trees knocked on the middle of the road and hay shed's were blown down and many animals were killed with the cold and roof's taken of houses.
Pupils Name:- Mary Younge Killamoyne, Borrisoleigh, Co Tipp
Got From:- Mrs P. Corbett Killamoyne, Borrisoleigh, Co Tipp
70 yrs.
- Long ago many lives were lost by snowstorms. One day to men were going to Borrisoleigh and it was snowing and snowing and it began to get hard. They were coming home when it began to drift it was so hard that one of them was smuddered and the other lad was alright. His name was John Quinn. Pallas. Borrisoleigh.
Pupils Name: Mary Younge. Killamoyne. Borrisoleigh. Co Tipp.
Got From: Mrs Corbett. Killamoyne. Borrisoleigh. Co Tipp
70 yrs. - A good many years ago there was a very big wind. It was in the year 1839 and many lives were lost Haysheds was blown down and houses were blown down also. And the people had to go out of their houses.
Pupils Name: Mary Younge. Killamoyne. Borrisoleigh. Co Tipp
Got From: Mrs Pat Corbett. Killamoyne. Borrisoleigh. Co Tipp
70 yrs. - Collector
- Mary Younge
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cill Ó Muáin, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mrs Pat Corbett
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Cill Ó Muáin, Co. Thiobraid Árann
