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School: Cúige na Mainseár

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Quignamanger, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Antoine Mac Amhaghladha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0162, Page 229

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  1. Night of the Big Wind 1839 (continued)

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    One family dug a hole in a bank of turf, and when the floods came they were all drownded. Some other families had to boil Copog's and nettles.
    When the storm died away the people used to go out second- digging (?) the potatoes.
    Ann Craig, Quay, Ballina
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anne Craig
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo