School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)

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   all blown down. There were six big trees blown down at the chapel in Iskaheen, Co. Donegal, and the wall that was round the chapel was blown down also. There was not a corn stack in the country but was blown down. The wind began at six o'clock on the 21st November and lasted till ten o'clock the next morning.

   

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2. Severe Weather

   

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   On the 21st of August seven years ago there were great floods of rain. There was a fair in Carndonagh, Co. Donegall the same day. It rained very heavy all day and in the evening roads and rivers and everywhere was flooded. There was a man the name of Ned Doherty and his wife who were at the fair. They started for home very late and the

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   Topics

   1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Doherty

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Eskaheen, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Sarah Doherty

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Eskaheen, Co. Donegal