School: Ceathrú Mhic Ruaidhrí (roll number 10290)
- Location:
- Carrowcrory, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Bean de Crochtun
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0544
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- Severe Weather
Snow Storm 1874
In December 1874 a terrible snow storm swept along the country-side causing a fair amount of damage. Many people lost their lives as a result.
This blizzard started about 12 o'clock in the day and it continued snowing until ten o' clock the next night. People who were coming home from the town were unable to discern the road owing to the heavy snow fall and accordingly walked into fields, bogs and such like this being lost.
The following week when the snow had thawed their friends went looking for them and found them lying behind ditches and(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Beheny
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowreagh, Co. Sligo
