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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

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Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 245

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    Severe Weather
    The present district called Dartry, which lies at the eastern extremity of the parish of Kinliugh, was until about fifty years ago a thinly populated place. At that time there was a hard frost which lasted for six weeks. It began on the first week of January and continued on until the 26th of February without a break.
    The lake (Lough Melvin) froze as hard as a rock. It was so hard that Saintie Johnston who is mentioned in pages 23, 24, 25, 26 in this book carted turnips & magnolias from an island
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Gowan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghaderrard West, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Hugh Mc Gowan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghavoghil, Co. Leitrim