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School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

Location:
Gortaleam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0190

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  1. Thunder

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    About fifteen years ago there was a terrible thunder storm. The old people said that they heard nothing so bad as it. We had a lot of rain that day. The blaze went up the chimney and everybody was frightened.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Joe Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltivna, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Kiltivna, Co. Galway

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    “About nine months ago a forge was damaged in Little Castle”

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    About nine months ago a forge was damaged in Little Castle. It knocked the door of a house near the forge. Any person could not go outside that day.
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