School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- I remember my grandfather telling me about a great storm, which occured about twenty years ago.
It was a very fierce storm which occured in the Autumn of the year 1918.
There was a considerable amount of damage done to corn and hay.
There was a great thunder-storm about eight years ago which caused the death of many cattle and sheep, and knocked down some fine buildings.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire de Paor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Mr John Marnell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Dún Iomagáin, Co. Chill Chainnigh
