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 0192
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“Lightning went along the electric wires in Williamstown and went down to the ground.”
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“About twenty years ago, two men were cutting turf near Clonberne.”
About twenty years ago, two men were cutting turf near Clonberne. The storm arose and they left the bogs with their spades. A flash of lightning struck them. it is said only for they were carrying spades that the would not be killed. It killed two children a man and a woman in Glenamaddy. - Collector
- Frances Heneghan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Woodfield, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mr W. Heneghan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Woodfield, Co. Galway