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School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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  1. The Big Storm

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    Nme of teller = Tom Crean
    Address - Bofield, Bonniconlon
    Dare = 29 - 11 - '37
    The big storm
    In the year "1829" there was a big storm. It knocked trees and ditches. It blew half the water out of Mc Glain's lake. The water was blown out of the rivers. When the storm was over the people got loads of fish.
    A man and a woman were going for a creel of potatoes when the storm rose. The woman put the creel on the man's back but the wind blew it off. When she looked at her house she saw the roof going off it.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy D'Arcy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Tom Crean
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo