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School: Riverstown 2

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Riverstown, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Áine Ní Pheadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0180, Page 313

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  1. Severe Weather (continued)

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    Fog storms are a great danger to seamen, as they may steer their ships off their courses and collide with other vessels or rocks.
    For many years Ireland has not suffered from severe drought, but when it does happen farmers have to carry water to cattle. Many local wells become very scarce in water during dry periods.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Myrtle Middleton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownspurraun, Co. Sligo