School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget

Location:
Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
F. Mac Cárthaigh
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Fogarty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Earlsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Thomas Fogarty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Earlsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
  2. About thirty three years ago, there was a snow storm. It knocked trees down on the railway line any train that came it would have to stop. Between Abbeyleix and Marouborough a train was knocked off the line. There were two people killed.
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  3. About seven years there was a thunder storm in Castlecomer. The storm lasted for two days and two nights. There was a lot of hay and straw burned with
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