School: Listellick, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Listellick North, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Súilleabháin
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- In the winter of 1912 there was snow. Several lives were lost in it. There was an OConnor woman coming home from Tralee she was found smothered by the snow.
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- Informant
- Mr John Trant
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Listellick North, Co. Kerry
- Around the year 1876 there was avery heavy fall of snow, then it freezed down on top of the snow. It was seven weeks on the ground. It used freeze very hard at night in such a way that no one could scarcely walk the roads they were that slippery. The birds used fall dead off the trees as they could get no food. The(continues on next page)