School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- About thirty two years ago a flood came in the month of September.
It went in to a house called Mc Loughlins, and they had to leave the house.
It flooded a field belonging to Tadhg Ó hÓistín and it carried all the hay and crops away with it, until it came to the fence at the bottom of the field.
It brought the gable of a barn that belonged to Tadhg Ó hÓistín with it. There was a calf in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peigí C. M. Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tawnyslinnaun, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Tadhg Ó hOistí
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnyslinnaun, Co. Mayo
