School: Drogheda, Christian Bros. (roll number 16718)
- Location:
- Droichead Átha, Co. Lú
- Teacher: Br. Ó Reachtabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 260
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- A great storm took place all over Ireland in the year 1839. Many crops were destroyed, many trees were uprooted and a lot of damage was done.
Near Slane there was a cab travelling along a road with three people in it, two of them were women and the other a man. A large tree was uprooted and it fell down on the cab killing the two women.
There was a house near Collon which was blown away, books and papers which were blown away was found about eight fields away. Many ships broke from their moorings at(continues on next page)
- Collector
- E. Mc Guinness
- Address
- Sráid an Aonaigh, Co. Lú
- Informant
- Mr Mc Guinness
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sráid an Aonaigh, Co. Lú
