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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 472

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    Many bad storms have occured in this district but none have occured in this district but none have occured as bad as the night of the big wind 1839. It knocked two houses in Redpark. it was in harvest and the wind was so strong that it blew the stooks down to Bekan from Redpark. Many people left their houses and spent the night out in the field.
    A very bad storm occurred in January 1917. The snow drifted and no one could go any place for months only the people made
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paul Mc Garry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bekan, Co. Mayo