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School: Tillystown, Bray (roll number 9845)

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Shanganagh, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Heoghanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0798, Page 199

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    In the year 1933 there was a terrific storm over Bray. Houses were stripped of their slates, fences were blown down and houses were blown in. Then, later on came hevy rain which lasted for weeks. Every low lying piece of land was submerged in water, the sea came in on the main road and flowed in on on all low- lying ground. In the early summer of 1934 a big thunderstorm occured. Fork lightning slashed through
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Niall Honan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Strand Road, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr William Mc Lellan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Gentleman
    Address
    Victoria Avenue, Co. Wicklow