School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)
- Location:
- Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine Nic Oirealla
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- The night of 1839 was very bad, with a big storm.
Where were ricks of hay and straw blown away by the storm. It took roofs off houses and galvanise off stables.
One man who was trying to keep his stable from being blown away, had a narrow escape. He was just tying it with ropes when a big breeze came and swept him away until he landed on a rick of hay.
It knocked down big trees, and also knocked down a big house in [?].
My father told me this story.- Collector
- Anthony Munnelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gallowshill, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Munnelly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gallowshill, Co. Mayo