School: Tiobraid (roll number 9996)
- Location:
- Tubrid More, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Ciarmhaich
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0414, Page 085
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- On the eight of January 1839 a great storm arose. It did great harm to houses and wrecked many ships in the sea. There was a poor labouring man living in Barrow. He had a mudwall cabin and he did not know when it would fall. He went to the sheltery side of it thinking he would be saved. The next minute it collapsed and he was killed. A neighbouring woman had the same case. Her son who was a servant boy nearby ran to her assistance. He tied her to a furze bush he had no time because he had to save his masters property. The woman or the furze bush were not seen any more.In the year 1886 a great storm arose. The first row of labourers' cottages were then being built but not finished. The roofs were blown off and dashed to pieces. Great harm was done throughout the country. Many ships were wrecked at sea. Many churches were knocked.On the twenty sixth of February 1895 we had a great snowfall. On sheltery places it often rose to sixteen feet. People who were far away from home were lost in the snow trying to make their way home. The snow lasted for two months. In the year 1896 we had a great thunder-storm. It killed many people and also killed many horses. It did great damage to houses and many other buildings throughout the country. I got this story from James Fennerty.
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- James Fennerty
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