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School: Lisdowney, Ballyragget

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Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mheachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0868, Page 082

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  2. Severe Thunderstorm

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    In the month of August in the year 1911 a terrific thunderstorm swept over this district. It started on a Saturday afternoon and lasted until 6 p.m. In a field adjoining Lisdowney school nine cattle which were owned by Miss Reid were killed under a tree by the lightning.
    At midnight in the month of February in the year 1900 a terrible wind swept over the country. A great number of beech trees were uprooted in Mr. Morum's of Aharney and in many other places. One old woman in the district had a narrow escape. A bough crashed through the roof where she was sleeping and in the morning two
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. thunder and lightning (~109)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    44
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny