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School: Robertson (roll number 12276)

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Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
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Liam Ó Morchadh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 145

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  1. Severe Weather

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    About fifty years ago, there was a great wind storm, which did a great lot of harm, it tumbled trees, tumbled stacks, and stripped houses. This storm was on the 12th. December.
    One Sunday evening about a year ago, There was sports on the Metal Hospital grounds, and when the sports were over, it began to thunder and litining. It lasted for about half an hour.
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  2. Severe Weather

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    There was a great snow storm a few years ago, in which many lives were lost. There were great numbers of sheep and other animals lost.
    There was a great thunder storm also. It did not effect our district very badly.
    There was a great flood also not very long ago There were many things destroyed.
    The cocks of hay were floating down the river.
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Dobson
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